This investment has been boosted as part of $34.3M 2023-2024 budget commitment which is enhancing care and support for women at 20 Women’s Health Centres across NSW.
For nearly four decades, the Macarthur Women's Health Centre has been committed to providing health and wellbeing assistance for women living in Campbelltown, Camden, and Wollondilly.
Macarthur Women's Health Centre provides support to hundreds of women each year, from August to December 2024, provided approximately 300 occasions of service to the 170 women who attended the centre for counselling, casework, or allied health support.
Services at Macarthur Women’s Health Centre are provided by women for women and include a variety of counselling and therapeutic groups, crisis support, case management and advocacy, as well as health education opportunities.
The Centre partners with other NGOs and health services to provide these services including a women’s health clinic by Family Planning NSW, therapeutic groups with Tharawal Aboriginal Corporation, and the Antenatal Safestart program by Campbelltown Hospital.
An additional 21 groups, workshops and events were hosted for women attracting more than 500 occasions of attendance.
Minister for Health, Ryan Park said: the centre’s dedication to improving the lives of women through an integrated approach to health and other services makes it a critical resource for the Macarthur community.
Member for Campbelltown, Greg Warren said for 37 years the Macarthur Women’s Health Centre has been front and centre supporting women in our community, and I’m so pleased to visit today and see that legacy living on.
“This recent boost in funding is having far-reaching benefits to the Macarthur community, improving the lives of women who need to access these vital services in times of crisis,” he said.