South West Women's Health and Information Centre

What South West Women's Health and Information Centre does

South West Women's Health and Information Centre (SWWHIC) is a not-for-profit, incorporated association delivering free, confidential health and wellbeing services to women across the South West region of Western Australia. Founded in 1995 and headquartered at 19 Fielder Street, Bunbury, the organisation operates Monday to Thursday with a staff of nine and is funded primarily by the WA Department of Health, with supplemental income from community donations (it holds Tax Deductible Gift Recipient status for gifts over $2), Lotterywest grants, and corporate sponsorship from partners including Bendigo Bank Capel Community Bank Branch. Its service portfolio spans a nurse-led Women's Health Screening Clinic (including free cervical screening for eligible women aged 25–74), a short-term Counselling Service, pro-choice Unintended Pregnancy Information, Counselling and Referral, one-to-one and group Health Education, and Active Women's Programs/weekly support groups.

SWWHIC's go-to-market is community-led rather than commercial: services are accessed by appointment at the Bunbury centre or via outreach events, with awareness driven by organic social media (Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn), an educational blog, an email newsletter, and partnerships with local organisations such as the City of Bunbury, Act-Belong-Commit (for which it is a registered delivery site), Radiance Network South West, Soroptimist International Bunbury, and South Regional TAFE. The Dragonfly Coffee Van acts as a mobile outreach unit at community events, staffed by trained professionals who can provide discreet consultations and referrals. Programmatic emphasis is on a trauma-informed, women-for-women safe environment addressing contraception, fertility, menopause, menstrual health, mental wellbeing, perinatal support, and carer burnout.

There is no proprietary technology platform underlying the service: the centre is not an app or software business, has no API or SDK, and does not disclose AI/ML capabilities. Its economic engine is a government-funded grant model layered with fundraising, sponsorship, and donations, delivered through a small clinical and counselling team supported by community partnerships and an event-based outreach footprint that reaches towns including Busselton, Collie, and Eaton in addition to Bunbury.

Name

South West Women's Health and Information Centre

Legal name

South West Women's Health and Information Centre Inc.

Website

https://swwhic.com.au

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

SWWHIC is a not-for-profit women's health organisation in Bunbury, Western Australia, delivering free cervical screening, counselling, unintended pregnancy support, health education, and wellbeing programs to women across the South West region, funded by the WA Department of Health, donations, and grants.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Women's Health Services

NAICS

All Other Miscellaneous Ambulatory Health Care Services (621999)

SIC

Services-Offices & Clinics Of Doctors Of Medicine (8011)

akta.pro primary industry

Women's Health & Life-Stage Wellness Education (Fertility, Pregnancy, Menopause) (EDAAAHAI)

akta.pro secondary industry

Maternal, Newborn & Child Health (MNCH) Programs (BPADAIAC)

Keywords

• Women's health services
• Community health education
• Cervical screening
• Pregnancy counselling
• Mental wellbeing support

Headquarters

HQ city

South Bunbury, Western Australia

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Government Funding: Primary funding from WA Department of Health to support operational costs and service delivery.
2. Donations and Grants: Community donations, grant programs, and sponsorship enable expanded programs and services beyond core government funding. Tax Deductible Gift Recipient (DGR) status allows donations over $2 to be tax-deductible.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

SWWHIC provides a unified portfolio of free, confidential health and wellbeing services for women in the South West region of Western Australia. Core offerings include nurse-led women's health screening and education, a free Cervical Screening Clinic, pro-choice unintended pregnancy information and counselling, short-term professional counselling, health education by appointment and community talks, and active women's programs and workshops.

Product overview

South West Women's Health and Information Centre (SWWHIC) is a not-for-profit community health organization offering a unified portfolio of free, confidential health and wellbeing services for women across the South West region of Western Australia. The core offerings include Women's Health Screening and Support (a nurse-led clinic), a Cervical Screening Clinic, Unintended Pregnancy Support, Counselling Services, Health Education, and Active Women's Programs. The organization supplements these with weekly support groups and activities including Dementia Carer's Support Groups, Mindful Movement, Nordic Walking, and Mother Baby Nurture, plus community outreach through the Dragonfly Coffee Van. All services are free and available Monday to Thursday, with funding from the WA Department of Health supplemented by donations and grants.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Women's Health Screening and Support
• Cervical Screening Clinic
• Unintended Pregnancy Information, Counselling and Referral Service
• Counselling Service
• Health Education
• Active Women's Programs / Events and Workshops
• Weekly Programs and Activities
• Dementia Carer's Support Groups
• Dragonfly Coffee Van and Information Hub

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered supportive and minor.

• City of BunburysupportiveOthersLocal government partner providing community support and collaboration. The organisation acknowledges the City of Bunbury as a partner in supporting women's health and wellbeing in the region.
• Act-Belong-CommitsupportiveStrategic or Co-development PartnerSWWHIC is a registered site for delivering the Act-Belong-Commit mental health promotion message, promoting mentally healthy behaviours in the WA community through health education and community programs.
• Women's Health Practitioners and SpeakersminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with various women's health practitioners including physiotherapists, naturopaths, kinesiologists, nutritionists, and wellness practitioners for Women's Health Week events and educational programs.
• Soroptimist International BunburysupportiveGTM or Marketing PartnerWomen's service organisation supporting the Women's Social Connection Event 2026 and fundraising for women's programs including The Floor is Yours and Grounded Women at SWWHIC.
• Radiance Network South West IncsupportiveStrategic or Co-development PartnerNetwork connecting parents to local services supporting emotional wellbeing during early parenthood. Co-organises the Beautiful Bumps event and supports early parenting programs.
• South Regional TAFEminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for the Epicure Training Restaurant fundraising event where TAFE students gain hospitality experience while supporting SWWHIC programs.
• Bunbury Regional Entertainment CentreminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorVenue partner for Women's Health Week 2025 event celebrating SWWHIC's 30th anniversary.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Family Planning Australia: National reproductive and sexual health organisation operating clinics, education, and counselling services including pregnancy support. Shares SWWHIC's pro-choice, non-directive pregnancy support philosophy and nurse-led clinical service model.
• Women's Health East: Melbourne-based women's health organisation providing free clinical, education, and advocacy services to women in the Eastern Metropolitan Region. Comparable in size, scope, and government-funded women's health centre model to SWWHIC.
• Women's Health Victoria: State-wide women's health promotion, information, and advocacy organisation funded by the Victorian Department of Health. Closely mirrors SWWHIC's model — government-funded, free services, health education, advocacy — making it the most structurally comparable peer.
• True (formerly Family Planning Queensland): Queensland reproductive and sexual health organisation providing clinical services, education, and counselling including unintended pregnancy support. Overlaps directly with SWWHIC's unintended pregnancy support, cervical screening, and reproductive health education services.
• Women's Health Queensland Wide: Regional Queensland women's health service delivering clinical, counselling, and education services across a similar geographic catchment. Most direct analogue to SWWHIC in terms of regional focus, service mix, and funding model.
• Multicultural Centre for Women's Health: National not-for-profit organisation focused on the health and wellbeing of migrant and refugee women, providing health education, research, and advocacy. Comparable in mission to address women's health equity and education, though with a different population focus than SWWHIC.
• Women's Health NSW: Peak body coordinating a network of women's health centres across New South Wales offering free clinics, counselling, and education. Shares SWWHIC's nurse-led clinic model, government funding structure, and free-service delivery approach.

Regional players

• BreastScreen WA: Western Australian government-funded breast cancer screening program operating across the state including the South West region. Comparable to the cervical screening component of SWWHIC's services, though focused on breast rather than cervical screening and operating at state-wide scale.
• Sexual Health Quarters (SHQ): Western Australian sexual and reproductive health organisation offering clinical services, education, and counselling. Operates in the same state as SWWHIC with overlapping clinical services (cervical screening, pregnancy support counselling, sexual health education), though with a broader sexual health remit.

Broad incumbents

• Jean Hailes for Women's Health: Australia's leading national not-for-profit women's health organisation providing health information, education, and research. Highly comparable to SWWHIC in mission and free-service model, but operates at national scale with significantly larger resources, research capacity, and program breadth.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/SouthWestWomensHealthInfoCentre
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/south-west-women-s-health-and-information-centre
• Instagraminstagram.com/southwestwomenshealth

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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