WA Women's Health Conference 2026
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Join the Centre for Women’s Safety and Wellbeing as we place women’s dignity, choice, and health and wellbeing at the heart of the 2026 Women’s Health Conference, celebrating those advancing Health Equity for Every Woman across Western Australia and nationally.
Every woman (cis, trans and gender-diverse inclusive) deserves healthcare that is equitable, inclusive, and responsive to her needs.
This one-day event will bring together government, academia, frontline services, Aboriginal leaders, and lived experience advocates to explore equity-focused, intersectional approaches that ensure healthcare is inclusive, accessible, and responsive to the diverse realities of women’s lives.
Delegates will engage in plenary sessions, panels and interactive workshops that showcase inspiring research, advocacy and community health initiatives and build practical skills.
Full speaker and program details will be announced soon. Please check back for updates as we unveil an inspiring lineup of leaders advancing health equity for every woman.
Lived Experience
There are some free tickets available for attendees with lived experience. CWSW is committed to making this conference accessible to the whole health sector. A portion of tickets have been set aside at a subsidised rate for smaller organisations to ensure cost is not a barrier to participation. Please contact events@cwsw.org.au if your organisation requires a subsidised ticket to attend.
Community Access/Smaller Organisations
CWSW is committed to making this conference accessible to the whole health sector. A portion of tickets have been set aside at a subsidised rate for smaller organisations to ensure cost is not a barrier to participation. Please contact events@cwsw.org.au if your organisation requires a subsidised ticket to attend.
Regional Travel Bursaries for Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services
Thanks to the generous support of the Aboriginal Health Council of Western Australia (AHCWA), ten travel bursaries of $1,000 are available to support eligible AHCWA Member Services to attend the 2026 Women's Health Conference. These bursaries are intended to support regional participation and enable Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services to connect, share knowledge, hear about current priorities in women's health, and contribute to conversations on advancing health equity across Western Australia. If you would like to attend or nominate a representative from your service, please submit an Expression of Interest to Nichole Cunningham at nichole.cunningham@ahcwa.org. Bursaries will be allocated on a first come, first served basis.
Keynote Speakers
Professor Louise Keogh, Deputy Director, Centre for Health Equity
Professor Louise Keogh is a leading voice across women’s health and reproductive rights in Australia. Louise is Deputy Director of the Centre for Health Equity and Chair of the Hallmark Research Initiative in Reproductive Justice at the University of Melbourne. Louise’s work explores issues that matter deeply to women, and includes the decriminalisation of abortion, contraception, voluntary assisted dying and the growing role of genetics in cancer prevention. Her work aims to make healthcare more equitable, accessible, and responsive to women’s needs. Louise works with clinicians, policymakers, and communities to translate research into practical change in healthcare practice and policy. She is passionate about fostering open, thoughtful conversations about women’s health, particularly where ethics, rights and emerging technologies intersect.
Sarah Brown, Chief Executive Officer, Purple House
Sarah Brown AM is the Chief Executive Officer of Purple House and has been helping the Indigenous Directors to run the organisation since its inception more than twenty-three years ago. Sarah's work has grown a community-led dialysis service from a single machine in Mparntwe (Alice Springs) into a network supporting hundreds of people across remote communities in WA, NT and SA, helping people stay connected to family, culture, and Country while receiving care, and it is a powerful example of how culture, compassion, and community-led healthcare can transform health outcomes. Sarah holds a Master of Nursing, a Graduate Diploma in Aboriginal Education, and a Graduate Diploma in Health Service Management. Prior to joining Purple House, she was a remote area nurse and university lecturer. Sarah has been recognised in many ways for the work she does, being named Hesta’s Australia’s Nurse of the Year in 2017, being listed as one of BOSS magazine’s ‘True Leaders’ in 2018, and in 2020 Sarah received an Order of Australia Medal for "her significant service to community health, remote nursing and Indigenous communities".
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