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WHISE's Reconciliation Action Plan in a purple box overlayed on a photo of banksia
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WHISE provide services based on strong body of evidence on primary prevention and gender equity. We work collaboratively with organisations and community to improve the health and wellbeing of all women in our region.

Women's Health in the South East (WHISE) is the leading primary prevention agency for the health and wellbeing of women in the Southern Metropolitan Region of Melbourne.

Search our library of resources to find information on preventing violence against women, sexual and reproductive health, and gender equity.

WHISE develops the capacity and capability of our partners, stakeholders and clients, to improve the lives, health and wellbeing of women in the Southern Metropolitan Region.

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We have a number of campaign toolkits that can be used to support outr various campaigns

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A large outdoor mural on the external wall of a building in Berwick. The mural depicts Lady Maie Casey seated at a desk, writing, surrounded by imagery reflecting her life: Australian native flowers including red banksias and yellow wattles, a vintage suitcase bearing travel stickers, a compass, paint brushes, a lantern, a small aircraft, lace fabric, and a collection of framed photographs showing landscapes and portraits. The mural is painted in warm sepia and golden tones. In the lower right corner, text reads "Art by Arina Apostolova". Two people stand at either side of the mural: a woman in a black jacket and tan trousers on the left, and a man in a grey jacket on the right. The photo is taken outdoors on a cloudy day, with trees visible behind the building.

Berwick’s newest mural began as a Year 10 assignment. The model behind it is now open to every council.

A mural honouring Lady Maie Casey is unveiled in Berwick on Wednesday 9 September 2026, proposed by Year 10 students who audited who is remembered in their own suburbs and found the women missing. The...
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Misogyny is not a mystery. It is a mechanism, and a mechanism can be redesigned.

It is unfortunate that, with the evidence available and the expertise available, myths and misinformation...
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Ending violence in a generation means funding the work that takes a generation

Australia is at the halfway mark of a ten-year national plan that set out to...

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