Nice, Different & Unusual Caddyshack Card

It’s Nice, It’s Different, It’s Unusual - It’s Caddyshack Christmas

Feeling nice, different and unusual this summer? Remember to use protection when you Share Affection Not Infection.

Caddyshack Christmas Card Kath & Kim inspired photo. Team left to right: Maddy Reid, Maddy Stratten, Diana Karamacoska, Winnie Adamson. (Missing Kaitlyn who is currently on secondment)

We made it!

The end of year summer break is just around the corner and we have one last e-newsletter for you including some ways to get involved in sexual and reproductive health projects with La Trobe University and ACON plus we announce the Indigenous Surfboard Competition winner and release the On The Couch trailer and 2025 reflection episode.

Scroll through to also find our wrap up blog post, book recommendation: Holding The Man and order free resources like condoms, cards, posters, merch and lesson plans.

Thank you for your ongoing support in 2025. We are privileged to provide you with sex positive sexual and reproductive health content each month. Looking forward to sharing what we have planned for 2026!

Peace, Love & Protection

Word on the Sheets Website Launch

ACON’s LGBTQ+ Women’s Health Programs recently announced that Word on the Sheets has gone national, with a brand-new website!

World on the Sheets was built with and for LBGTQ+ communities, offering inclusive, accessible, and evidence-based sexual and reproductive health information. The new website features a fresh design, improved accessibility, and more resources with tools like ‘Find a Service’ plus expanded reproductive health content on the way.

WORD ON THE SHEETS

ACON have also launched a national survey exploring the sexual and reproductive health of LGBTQ+ communities!

The survey takes about 8-12 minutes and focuses on the experiences of LGBTQ+ women, trans and gender diverse people, and their partners. Your responses will help evaluate the Word on the Sheets resource and strengthen development of new sexual and reproductive health resources and initiatives for our communities. wordonthesheets@acon.org.au

COMPLETE THE SURVEY & GO IN THE DRAW TO WIN A $50 VOUCHER

Survey for Teachers & Pre-service Teachers

Use your voice to shape the future of Relationships & Sexuality Education in Australian schools in the Australian SSASH (Secondary Students and Sexual Health) Survey.

The sexual health research team at ARCSHS (Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society), La Trobe University want to understand teachers experience of teaching relationship & sexuality education in Australia.

COMPLETE SSASH SURVEY

On The Couch Season 4 Trailer

Listen as co-hosts Winnie Adamson & Maddy Stratten unpack On The Couch & reflect on season 4 topics and guests;

Professor Kath Albury
Professor Jennifer Power
Tom & Adie from Sticky Q’s
Drag Stars; Cherry-Ripe, Roxee Horror & Lawrence of Australia
Soaliha Iqbal
Kyla Lawson
Katrina Marson
Josef Garrington

LISTEN TO SEASON 4 TRAILER (3-mins)

Winner Announced!

Congratulations to Amy from the Illawarra for winning this beautiful surfboard designed by Aboriginal Artists from Oolong House. Read the story behind the artwork.

Amy shared that she feels really connected to the Aboriginal artwork and keen to take it in the surf with her daughters!

The Indigenous Surfboard went on tour across the Illawarra & Shoalhaven at NAIDOC events, plus Thirroul, Wollongong, Warrawong, Kiama, Ulladulla & Nowra libraries.

BLOG

With new members joining our team in 2025, we used the Coordinates of Belonging concept to introduce ourselves & reflect on what we do in Caddyshack Project

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what we’re reading

Authentic, poignant, refreshing, uplifting, moving, sad, funny, celebratory, honest & touching are just some of the words used to describe how this book explores the highs and lows of any partnership, and the strength of heart both men have to find when they test positive to HIV

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Caddyshack Banana Award Winners

Individual winner: Aggie Fryday, Clinical Nurse Consultant & Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner with Clinical Forensic Medical Service in PARVAN

Project winner: Sticky Q’s podcast & co-host Adie Delaney, Sexual Assault Support Service, Tasmania

Service/Organisation winner: Carinya Transitional Living House, Lives Lived Well & coordinator Jess Manfre

Social Media Engagement winner: Sally Southall, Executive Assistant, Nursing & Midwifery Workforce, ISLHD

Order New Cards

Caddyshack Project Business Card (A7 size) in a selection of our five brand colours - Mystic (Pink), Marine (Blue), Desert (Mustard), Light & Dark. Maximum order of 25.

Need more than that? Want to pick your cards? Let us know in the note section when you place your order.

ORDER FREE CARDS

Condom Dispenser Refills

Maximum order of 9 refills. Need more than that? Let us know how many in the note section.

Interested in joining the Condom Dispenser Project? Email us: islhd-caddyshackproject@health.nsw.gov.au

Looking for the bag of 144 Play Safe Condoms? click here

ORDER FREE CONDOMS

World AIDS Day x Caddyshack

A sample of Caddyshack’s merch PLUS a World AIDS Day red ribbon, pin, bag, pen and more

ORDER ONE MERCH BOX

Find free condoms from one of our condom dispensers in 98 services in the Illawarra and Shoalhaven

FIND CONDOM DISPENSERS

We Acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of this land on which we meet, live and work. We recognise their powerful connection to the land, waterways and sea, and to community.

We pay our deepest respects to Elders past and present, and emerging, to families, communities and Survivors, and to those that never made it home. As we share in our knowledge, teachings and our learnings, may we also pay respect to the knowledge embedded forever within the Aboriginal Custodianship of Country.