Victorian women, girls and gender diverse people will soon have greater access to free specialist women's healthcare, with the locations of 5 more Women's Health announced.
This latest announcement will bring the total number of Women's Health Clinics to 20 across Victoria.
The 5 new clinics will soon open their doors to patients in the following locations:
- Ararat, led by East Grampians Health Service
- Bacchus Marsh, led by Western Health
- Heidelberg, led by Austin Health and Mercy Health
- Prahran, led by Bayside Health and based at The Alfred
- Parkville (a dedicated Kids and Teens clinic), led by the Royal Children’s Hospital.
Bridging the gap in women's healthcare
Women's Health Clinics are based in public hospitals and health services. Clinic services are delivered by specialist, multidisciplinary healthcare teams providing free and comprehensive care for a range of women's health conditions, including:
- endometriosis
- menopause, perimenopause and hormonal disorders
- chronic pelvic pain
- heavy periods
- prolapse
- incontinence
Women's Health Clinics also offer abortion care and contraception services, including access to long-acting reversible contraception options.
Services are delivered by a range of healthcare teams to ensure tailored support. This includes gynaecologists, urologists, urogynecologists, endocrinologists, specialist nursing and allied health professionals, including physiotherapists, psychologists, dietitians and social workers.
Dedicated care closer to home
The 20 new Women's Health Clinics are transforming how women receive healthcare – removing the barriers many face when trying to access specialist care by delivering more services closer to home.
Fifteen Women's Health Clinics are now operating across Victoria, with 6 in metropolitan areas and 9 across regional Victoria.
The clinics are being delivered as part of the Victorian Government's landmark $153.9 million investment to transform women's health in Victoria.
Led by the Department of Health, the delivery of the Women's Health and Wellbeing Program is setting a new standard for comprehensive, inclusive and accessible women's healthcare, including the following additional initiatives:
- An Aboriginal Women's Health – a free dedicated health service for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women and girls in Victoria.
- The Virtual Women's Health – a free telehealth service where women, girls and gender diverse people can access expert care, information and support on a range of women's health issues over the phone or video call.
- The Mobile Women's Health – a free outreach service delivering women’s sexual and reproductive health care across rural and regional Victoria in a travelling bus called Nina.
- Twenty Women's Sexual and Reproductive Health providing information, care and support on all types of contraception, sexual health testing and treatment and abortion care.
Find out more about how the Department of Health is bridging the gap in women's healthcare through the Women's Health and Wellbeing Program.
Reviewed 02 March 2026