Come along to an event to get support to share your postpartum experience with the Senate Inquiry.
For more information about the inquiry click here.
Find an event near you and get support to start, write or complete your submission to the Senate Inquiry.
Online – Share Your Story and Make Real Change!
📅 Date: Thursday 17 September 2026
🕒 Time: 9 am AWST, 11 am AEST
📍 Location: Online via Zoom
In August, Senator Marielle Smith stood up and shared a story from the heart: her experience with breastfeeding difficulties and postpartum anxiety. A Select Committee on Postpartum has just been established and submissions are already open.
We have a rare opportunity to change the way Australian mothers experience postpartum, including how it would be funded, delivered and measured.
Hosted by: Newborn Mothers Founder Julia Jones
Contact / RSVP: Register through the event registration page to receive the Zoom link and reminder.
Blackwood, Adelaide – Share Your Postpartum Experiences – An Information Session with Senator Marielle Smith
📅 Date: Tuesday 22 September 2026
🕒 Time: 1pm–2pm
📍 Location: Blackwood Church of Christ
Join Elizabeth Santos from Mother Journey Project for an information session with Senator Marielle Smith and MP Catherine Hutchesson to share your postpartum experiences, connect with others and have your say on postnatal and women’s health in Australia.
Hosted by: MP Catherine Hutchesson
Contact / RSVP: Waite Electorate Office waite@parliament.sa.gov.au or via the QR code
Mount Gambier, SA – Senate Select Committee on Women’s Health Information Session
📅 Date: Tuesday 22 September 2026
🕒 Time: 5:30pm–7pm
📍 Location: Wulunda Recreation & Convention Centre, downstairs in the Youth Room
Join Embody Women’s Health and Nurture by Taegan in person, with Senator Marielle Smith joining via Zoom, to learn more about the Senate Select Committee on Women’s Health, ask questions, and get support with making a submission, with templates provided and babies and children welcome.
Hosted by: Taegan, Embody Women’s Health
Contact / RSVP: https://bit.ly/EWHMGSOB48 or DM through social media https://www.instagram.com/nurture_by_taegan/
Email: hello@embodywh.com
Coogee Beach, NSW – Have Your Voice Heard
📅 Date: Thursday 24 September 2026
🕒 Time: 10am–12pm
📍 Location: Coogee Beach, grass area, NSW
Join Harriet and local postpartum doulas for a casual morning tea at Coogee Beach to ask questions and get support with your Senate Inquiry submission. Tea and snacks will be provided, and families, health professionals and anyone connected to a postpartum experience are welcome, with kids and babies welcome too.
Hosted by: Harriet Cheney, Local Postpartum Doulas
Contact / RSVP: https://www.instagram.com/pinkflamingo_postpartum Email: hats@pinkflamingopostpartum.com
Lindfield, NSW – Have Your Voice Heard
📅 Date: Friday 25 September 2026
🕒 Time: 11am–1pm
📍 Location: Queen Elizabeth Reserve, Lindfield, NSW
Join Samantha at the tables by the playground for a relaxed session with support and practical ideas to help with your Senate Inquiry submission. Parents, friends, family and perinatal professionals are welcome, with nourishing snacks provided.
Hosted by: Samantha Gunn, Local Postpartum Doula
Contact / RSVP: https://www.instagram.com/samanthagunndoula/
Email: samanthagunndoula@gmail.com
Launceston Mums & Professionals - let’s make sure your voice is heard!
📅 Date: Tuesday 29 September 2026
🕒 Time: 10am–12pm
📍 Location: Princes Square, Charles Street, Launceston, Tasmania
Join Blossom Motherhood for a relaxed morning of connection, conversation and support to help you start your submission to the Senate Inquiry. Mums, parents, partners and perinatal professionals are all welcome.
Hosted by: Ayla Judd, Blossom Motherhood
Contact / RSVP: https://www.instagram.com/blossommotherhood/ DM Blossom Motherhood if you’re planning to attend.
SA – Your Story Matters: Women’s Health Information Session
📅 Date: Saturday, 3 October 2026
🕒 Time: 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm
📍 Location: Hills Community Toy Library, SA
Casual chat with guests who work in women’s health, encouraging submissions. Hosted by the office of Melanie Selwood, Greens MLC.
Hosted by: Genevieve Dawson-Scott, Community Organiser
Contact / RSVP: Genevieve Dawson-Scott. RSVP for catering purposes. Partners, non-parents, children and non-binary folk welcome. This is a queer-friendly event.
Email: genevieve.dawson-scott@parliament.sa.gov.au
Phone: 0401 464 756
Torquay, VIC – Share Your Story: Submission Writing Session
📅 Date: Wednesday 7 October 2026
🕒 Time: 10 am–12 pm
📍 Location: Village Birth, 1/10 Cylinders Drive, Torquay VIC
Join Ali Crawford Bell and the Village Birth and Parent Thread communities for a submission writing session to share your story and get support with preparing your Senate Inquiry submission, with morning tea, nature craft activities, and extra help available for little ones.
Hosted by: Ali Crawford Bell – Liminal Life, in collaboration with Village Birth and Parent Thread
Contact / RSVP: https://www.instagram.com/liminal.life.au
Email: alicia@liminallife.com.au
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