Funded through the Victorian Government’s Women’s Health Clinics program, the clinic brings a multidisciplinary team together under one roof. The team includes Gynaecologist and Clinical Director Dr Rosy Buchanan, and Midwife and Nurse Specialist Sarah Pohlner, supported by a physiotherapist, a social worker, and South West Healthcare’s dietitians and continence nurse.
The South West Healthcare Public Menopause Clinic offers women:
Any patient with a referral from a GP or Nurse Practitioner for Menopause care.
For any women who are unable to see a GP or Nurse Practitioner to obtain a referral or who do not have a regular GP/ NP, they are encouraged to use the free Women’s Health Virtual Clinic – a Victorian Government initiative which provides free and timely access to healthcare for all Victorian Women
The clinic will be located on level 4 at the Women’s Health Service at Warrnambool Base Hospital and will begin taking referrals from 3 August 2026.