Saturday 12th April 2025, Kensington Park Community Centre
9.30am-2.30pm

This event will focus on why women should, and need to prioritise their mental health. 

Featuring leading practitioners and industry experts as well as community members courageously sharing their lived experience story.

This year’s topics and speakers: 

Annmarie, originally from Co.Cork, works as a Domestic Violence Caseworker at Wesley Mission and has many years of experience working in Domestic Violence and Community Services in both Ireland and Australia. Annmarie is passionate and dedicated to improving the lives of individuals and communities.

Orla, originally from Co. Mayo, is an experienced social worker with a diverse background in both Ireland and Australia. Orla is currently working in the Domestic Violence sector with the Escaping Violence Payment Program - a government-funded program that offers financial assistance and case management support to help people move forward and set up a home free from violence. 

Dr Foran holds the position of Conjoint Senior Lecturer in the School of Women’s and Children’s Health at UNSW Sydney, where she is regularly involved in the teaching of undergraduate students. She has worked in both private and public clinical practice, most recently as a Visiting Medical Officer at the Menopause Hub established at the Royal Hospital for Women in Randwick. She is a current Board member of the Australasian Menopause Society.

Varsha is a 22 yr old Indian Australian climate advocate who mobilises huge environmental protests and is also passionate about changing the stigma around mental health issues. She has a lived experience of mental ill-health, in particular anorexia and anxiety. By the age of 14 she was diagnosed with an eating disorder and discusses how racism, stereotypes, appearance ideals, family stances on mental health and social media fuelled and prolonged her eating disorder. Varsha's work focuses on dismantling diet culture and unrealistic appearance ideals and the importance of amplifying the voices of those who are disproportionately affected by mental health issues.
Kate Mulray is the Lived Experience Engagement Manager at the Butterfly Foundation, where she works to incorporate lived experience into every aspect of the organisation’s mission. With a background in communications and counselling, Kate is passionate about amplifying diverse perspectives on body image concerns and eating disorders. She collaborates with individuals through storytelling to raise awareness, reduce stigma, and encourage help-seeking behaviours.

Drawing from her own lived experience, Kate is committed to challenging and breaking down diet culture, which often links self-worth to appearance and body size—a concept deeply rooted in patriarchy. She believes that every body deserves to exist with respect, free from judgment or discrimination, and advocates for the importance of appreciating and celebrating all bodies.

Prior to being an entrepreneur, Niamh was a highly successful leader and management consultant. She is passionate about demonstrating that making an impact and showing up as our best selves doesn't require us to be gregarious or verbose. In her keynote speeches Niamh shares her journey from being a primarily silent and socially anxious individual, and a Highly Sensitive Person (HSP), to becoming a formidable and inspiring professional. She reveals the skills and strategies that enabled her transformation, and shows how anyone regardless of their quiet nature, can lead a conversation, a room, a presentation, or any situation with authenticity, quiet strength, and finesse.

Aoife is an Energetics and Breathwork practitioner with a deep passion for mental health, trauma healing, and empowerment. She also works in community services, supporting and advocating for women who have experienced domestic violence.

Through her breathwork and energetic healing sessions, Aoife creates a space for deep healing, self-reconnection, and transformation. Her work is centered on helping individuals release what no longer serves them, regulate their nervous systems, and step into a life that feels aligned. She believes in walking alongside people on their journey, guiding them back to their own power and inner wisdom.

 
Ticket price includes lunch and refreshments.

If you can't afford the ticket fee please email Una at project@irishsupportagency.org.au. 
Don't let cost be a barrier, get in touch and we will facilitate it anonymously. 

This event is proudly supported by our main sponsor Vaughan Civil and venue support provided by Randwick Council. 
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