The 2025-26 Budget invests in services and initiatives to improve women's health, sport, safety and workforce opportunities.
Women's health
- We are building the new Women and Babies Hospital to benefit women, mums, babies and families across our State, with the contract now signed and construction commencing soon.
- 2.5 million to establish a dedicated Women's Reproductive Health Day Procedure Centre at Cockburn Health Clinic.
Mums and parents
- $29 million to pilot free full-time, school-based kindy for four year olds at ten sites.
- $15 million to boost out of school hours care services.
- $39 million to increase access to Ngala's Residential Parenting Service.
- $8 million to continue the RSV immunisation program, and additional support for new mothers through the WA Breastfeeding Association.
Women's safety
Over the past five years, we've invested $541 million to curb the scourge of family and domestic violence. This includes a further $33 million investment this Budget.
- $19 million to enhance electronic monitoring of FDV offenders.
- $14 million of family violence prevention initiatives, including expanding the Safe at Home program.
Women's participation
- $24 million to support community sporting organisations and local governments to upgrade facilities for women at 16 grounds around the State, including:
- Dwellingup Oval
- EDOS Sporting Pavilion in Ellenbrook
- Ferndale Reserve
- GBSC Sport Park in Geraldton
- Joondalup Sports Association
- Scarborough Football Club
- South Perth Rugby League Club
- Troy Park in Attadale
- Winnacott Reserve Sporting Precinct in Willagee
- $6 million to establish a Boosting Women and Girls Participation in Sport grant program.
- $1 million to extend the Women's Grants for a Stronger Future program.
- Delivering $300 KidSport vouchers this year.
- Sam Kerr Football Centre stage 2 has kicked-off and will cater for massive 34 per cent increase in female participation.