Health & Wellness

New local social enterprise aims to make exercise ‘For Funsies’

Local marketing professional Elise Sinclair is set to launch a new social enterprise to make fitness inclusive, non-competitive and accessible for women and girls – or, as she puts it, just ‘For Funsies’.

Tyneesha Williams

June 2025

Health & Wellness

Staying Well at Every Age: Essential Health Checks for Men

By Dr John Deady of Bulli Medical Practice Men’s health encompasses the full spectrum of physical, mental and emotional wellbeing throughout life’s journey. While we all share many common health concerns, certain conditions like heart disease, high...

Dr John Deady

June 2025

Opinion

Why did I choose homebirth?

The seeds of influence that would bloom into my first homebirth were sown during my pregnancy with my first child. She was born at Wollongong Public Hospital in the waterbirth tub after an induction. My experience was both incredibly empowering and...

Andy Lawrence

May 2025

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Food Intolerances: What To Watch For

By Dr Amy Harkness of Bulli Medical Practice Is your child experiencing unexplained symptoms after meals? Unlike food allergies that cause immediate reactions, food intolerances can be subtle and difficult to identify, affecting up to 25% of...

Dr Amy Harkness

May 2025

Health & Wellness

Bridging the Divide: How to Navigate Tough Conversations with Confidence

The second in a two-part series by local clinical psychologist Dr Esther Davis We all know that tricky conversations – about differences of opinion or even who forgot to take the bins out – can quickly go off the rails. With the federal election...

Dr Esther Davis

April 2025

Opinion

Where have all the preschools gone?

When my first child was two and a half, I embarked on the daunting process of finding childcare for her two days a week. I was immediately overwhelmed with our fragmented childcare system, and that feeling remains today after two years and my second...

Andy Lawrence

April 2025

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Immunisations for Seniors: Why Vaccinations Are Vital

By Dr Julie Blaze of Bulli Medical Practice Is your immune system working as well as it used to? As we age, our body’s defence system naturally weakens, leaving us more vulnerable to infectious diseases and making vaccines less effective. This...

Dr Julie Blaze

April 2025

Health & Wellness

Bridging the Divide: Why Difficult Conversations Go Wrong And How to Fix Them

Whether we’re talking about reality TV meltdowns, political clashes, or that never-ending debate in your group chat, tricky conversations tend to get stuck at the wrong level. The Harvard Negotiation Project’s framework for difficult conversations...

Dr Esther Davis

March 2025

Opinion

Misinformed consent in the birth room

A friend told me a story recently about an online consent module she completed during her uni degree. It was one of those tests that fails you until you memorise the answers and get one hundred percent. My friend kept failing due to one question. It...

Andy Lawrence

March 2025

Parenting

The masks we wear: are they false, or are they us?

I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the different masks we wear. We like to think of ourselves as ‘whole’ people who walk around being our authentic, whole selves all the time, or at least we aspire to. But really, I think we have different...

Andy Lawrence

March 2025

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Menopause matters

Are you in your forties or fifties and noticing changes? Perhaps your periods are irregular, you’re feeling irritable, or experiencing sudden hot flushes at inconvenient moments. Maybe you’re waking at 3 AM, unable to get back to sleep... If this sounds familiar, you might be entering perimenopause or menopause.

Dr Rebecca Goodman

March 2025

Parenting

The tragic short life and sudden death of Ducky the chicken

Early in the New Year, I ordered some fertile chicken eggs to hatch in my small incubator. I often do this to replace old laying hens or inject new breeds or genetics into my flock. It also provides my children a beautiful opportunity to learn how...

Andy Lawrence

February 2025

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Ozempic and Weight Loss

By Dr Jeffrey Hall, Bulli Medical Practice Ozempic is the trade name for the medication Semaglutide. It is a bio-similar medication to a gut hormone that regulates insulin responses to food and is the best known in the class of medications called...

Dr Jeffrey Hall

February 2025

Health & Wellness

Is reality TV ‘harmful’? We asked 5 experts – including an ex-reality TV participant

This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article

The Conversation

February 2025

Health & Wellness

Dive in! Why ocean swimming will do you good

By Dr Trevor Kemper of Equilibrium Healthcare Plato once said, “The sea cures all ailments of man,” a sentiment echoed by thinkers like Hippocrates and Aristotle, who recommended time by the ocean for healing and pain relief. For centuries...

Dr Trevor Kemper

January 2025

Health & Wellness

Can you get sunburnt or UV skin damage through car or home windows?

Most glass used in residential windows lets a lot of UVA pass through, between 45 and 75%

The Conversation

February 2025

Health & Wellness

Can you get sunburnt or UV skin damage through car or home windows?

Most glass used in residential windows lets a lot of UVA pass through, between 45 and 75%

The Conversation

February 2025

Health & Wellness

What’s the difference between ageing and frailty? One is inevitable – the other is not

Ageing is a normal part of the life course. It doesn’t matter how many green smoothies you drink, or how many “anti-ageing” skin care products you use, you can’t stop the ageing process

The Conversation

February 2025

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Fertility problems? See your GP

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Dr Hayley Glasson

November 2024

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Latest sun exposure and protection guideline

By Dr Luke Harvey, Bulli Medical Practice A new guideline published in February 2024 aims to update advice about sun exposure and protection for Australia’s diverse population. The guideline was endorsed by leading experts in skin cancer including...

Danika Hall

January 2025

Health & Wellness

Adolescent mental health – how parents can help

By Dr Nikita Robins, Bulli Medical Practice Adolescents are increasingly struggling with poor mental health. The two most frequently cited issues thought to have had a negative impact on youth mental health are: 1) the global pandemic and lockdowns...

Dr Nikita Robins

December 2024

Parenting

Cancelled plans and an oddly placed bandaid: The perils of dating your spouse in early parenthood

The task of trying to connect with your spouse in early parenthood takes dedication, patience and a great big dollop of humour. At a time when attempting to drink a glass of water feels like an olympic sport, it can feel utterly impossible to direct...

Andy Lawrence

December 2024