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Calling on Canberra’s LGBTIQA+ community: Have your voice heard on our health and wellbeing
May 14, 2026
Meridian calls on ACT LGBTIQA+ adults to lend their voices to Private Lives 4, the latest iteration of Australia’s longest-running national survey of LGBTIQA+ health and wellbeing.
Read MoreQuick, free and private HIV self-tests now available 24/7 at Meridian
April 07, 2026
People in the Canberra region can now access free HIV self-test kits at any time through a CONNECT project vending machine outside Meridian’s offices in Turner. “At Meridian’s core is the mission to end HIV transmission and serve people living with HIV until there...
Read MoreStep onto the dance floor and into a space of joy, connection and celebration.
April 01, 2026
Meridian invites LGBTIQ+ community members, especially our rainbow elders and their allies, to join them for an afternoon dance on 18 April at Ainslie Arts Centre.
Read MoreThe ACT Government's Inclusive Communication Guide
April 07, 2025
The ACT Government has launched the Inclusive Communication Guide to support respectful and culturally sensitive communication.
Read MoreMpox Update - January 2025
January 22, 2025
Mpox continues to circulate in Australia. Meridian is encouraging people at risk of mpox to get vaccinated, know the symptoms to look out for and get tested if symptoms develop.
Read MoreSHFPACT's pilot testing clinic
January 20, 2025
Our friends at SHFPACT are now providing free STI testing for people under 30 every Tuesday afternoon.
Read MoreMpox Update - July 2024
July 31, 2024
Meridian is encouraging people at risk of mpox to learn more about the virus, including symptoms, risk factors, prevention strategies and the importance of getting vaccinated.
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