Susan Templeman (Macquarie, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

Yesterday, I joined with dozens of women from across the electorate of Macquarie to eat scones, cake and sausage rolls as we marked the start of Endometriosis Awareness Month. As well as marking the start of a really important month for people to learn more about endometriosis, we also celebrated the start of the new endometriosis, pelvic pain and menopause clinic that is now operating at Winmalee Medical Centre. The general practice manager from Winmalee, Leanne Dale, joined me, as did Doctor Lakshmi Gribble and the nurse navigator Kaylene McDonald, to talk about how the service will work and what experiences women will have when they first reach out with a pelvic pain, endometriosis or menopause issue to investigate. Danielle Le Poidevin very kindly and graciously shared her personal experiences of trying to navigate this very challenging condition. I think we were all moved by her bravery as she talked about the efforts of self-advocacy that she had had to undertake, and we hope that this new service will make it much easier for women to get the help they need. Thank you to the Gourmet Trefoil Guild for feeding us so well for the afternoon.

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