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Luma Luma is one of Australia’s largest not-for-profit organisations specialising in women’s health and wellbeing.

For almost 50 years, we've been providing safe, supportive and accessible healthcare services to women and families in WA. Womens Health & Family Services is a Not For Profit organisation operated by a team of all female staff. We specialize in women's health and family issues and our services include medical, counselling, drug and alcohol support, domestic violence, mental health, nutrition and other health services for women, their children and their families. WHFS is open to all West Australian women including Aboriginal, migrant and refugee women, and their families. Creche facilities and interpreting services are available.

Can we all take a moment for our fabulous health promotor Maxine, and her outfit!! 🎀💖(Yes it earned her celebrity stat...
15/10/2026

Can we all take a moment for our fabulous health promotor Maxine, and her outfit!! 🎀💖

(Yes it earned her celebrity status at our favourite café French Resistance Pâtisserie Northbridge this week)

Keep yourself and your community safe in three simple steps, because early detection saves lives:

🩷 Look at and feel your breasts every month and see your GP if you notice changes.
🩷 For women aged 40+, book your free breast screen every two years with BreastScreen WA.
🩷 Tell your sister, mum, aunty, colleague – women's health knowledge exists in group chats, phone calls and kitchen tables. Share the word to keep the women in your lives healthy.

Sending so much love to everyone impacted by breast cancer this month.

Shoes: McGrath Foundation
Cup: Made by Fressko
Resources: Know Your Lemons Foundation

12/10/2026

PMDD: Women’s experiences & cooccurrence with ADHD 🎙️💗

Knowing you need mental health support is a big step – and it's never easy. In the past two years, 1 in 5 WA women took ...
10/10/2026

Knowing you need mental health support is a big step – and it's never easy.

In the past two years, 1 in 5 WA women took that step – but the barriers in WA stopped them from getting it.

It costs too much. They can't find suitable appointments or providers. And they are ashamed or afraid of being judged.

On , we're sharing what women told us they need, and what has to change so when women reach out for support, they can get it.

Hear more from WA women in our research report: https://luma.org.au/resources/thevoiceof1000women/

In October & November, we're running a heap of wellbeing programs, women's health events, and therapeutic groups — all o...
08/10/2026

In October & November, we're running a heap of wellbeing programs, women's health events, and therapeutic groups — all of them are safe, welcoming spaces led by people who truly understand, listen and care. 🧡

Explore our full schedule: https://luma.org.au/learn/whats-on/

Welcome to our second women's health education event for GPs 💥Join us for a full clinical update on women's health scree...
07/10/2026

Welcome to our second women's health education event for GPs 💥

Join us for a full clinical update on women's health screening – delivered by specialists, for general practitioners.

This is a round table format with limited seats. Each specialist rotates through the room, so you'll have time with every one of them and leave with clinical insights you can apply in practice.

Topics and speakers:

🗨️ Dr Katrina Rogers, Gastroenterologist – bowel cancer screening and gut health, drawing on her special interest in IBS, coeliac disease and complex gastrointestinal conditions.
🗨️ Dr Bernie McElhinney, Gynaecologist – detecting and managing complex gynaecological conditions, including endometriosis, fertility care, hysteroscopy and colposcopy.
🗨️ Dr Michelle Yong, Sexual Health Physician – screening for sexual dysfunction in women, and the assessment and evidence-based management of genito-pelvic pain/penetration disorder (GPPPD).
🗨️ Dr Helen Ballal, specialist general and breast surgeon – breast cancer screening and early detection.

What to expect:
– Canapés on arrival and a main course
– Time to network with specialists and fellow healthcare professionals
– 2.5 CPD hours

Seats are limited to 50 – register asap to secure your spot: https://events.humanitix.com/gp-education-screening-in-women-s-health

05/10/2026

Morgan's experience with PMDD 🧡

Morgan is our amazing Client Liaison Officer, who generously shares her personal experience with PMDD, the impacts on her mental health, and how support changed everything – in this conversation with Luma counsellor, Karen.

A vintage morning tea for a very good cause – and a relatable laugh about motherhood and middle age with the hilarious E...
05/10/2026

A vintage morning tea for a very good cause – and a relatable laugh about motherhood and middle age with the hilarious Emma Krause.

Thank you Rotary Club of Matilda Bay! Your fundraising helps women in WA access essential health services. 🧡

Women often push through pain and fatigue at work – particularly in pregnancy, post-partum, menopause & with endometrios...
30/09/2026

Women often push through pain and fatigue at work – particularly in pregnancy, post-partum, menopause & with endometriosis – and that sacrifice shows up in sick leave, unexplained long absences, or women stepping away from careers they love.

💥 80% of women say menopause negatively impacts their work
💥 1 in 5 new mothers are made redundant, dismissed or have their contract cut short
💥 1 in 7 women have endometriosis; and many take up to four days off per month to cope

The solution isn't a system overhaul, or more sick leave.

'Women need information to manage their conditions, flexibility, and a culture where these conversations are normal, not taboo' – Maxine, Health Promotions Lead at Luma.

Learn how we're bringing women's health education into workplaces, and how it benefits everyone – link in comments.

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Our notebooks (and cups) are still incredibly full after The Future of Women’s Health, our event on Friday. 💥This is w...
17/09/2026

Our notebooks (and cups) are still incredibly full after The Future of Women’s Health, our event on Friday. 💥

This is what happens when you put a room full of brilliant women together and let them dream out loud about what's possible.

To the extraordinary humans who made it happen — thank you doesn't feel like enough, but here goes:

Dr Catherine Ball – you blew our minds. Thank you for showing us a future where technology finally works for women's bodies — and for making us laugh until we cried along the way. Dr Katrina Stratton MLC – thank you for validating our exhaustion, and for the fire you bring to getting women into the rooms where decisions get made. Tina Altieri – thank you for holding the whole morning with such warmth, insight and energy. You made it feel effortless. Dr Simone Altaf – thank you for giving women the right answers after years of being dismissed, and for the words we'll carry with us: don't give up. Dr Alyx Robinson – thank you for making sure women are truly heard in general practice, and for shaping a generation of care that listens. Robyn Collard – thank you for grounding us all in your beautiful welcome.

And none of it would have been possible without our gold sponsor, Women and Newborn Health Service at North Metropolitan Health Service , and our silver sponsors GenesisCare and Newtrend I.T Specialists — thank you for backing women's health.

To every single person who walked through the door: you are the change. We felt it. And we can't wait to do it all again.

Until next year. 💛

If there's a big change in your family, constant arguing, emotional distance or issues communicating – family therapy ca...
15/09/2026

If there's a big change in your family, constant arguing, emotional distance or issues communicating – family therapy can be a transformational way to reshape your family dynamic and rebuild relationships.

Our family therapy team create a safe, supportive space to work with the whole family, identify what's happening between you, make sense of your patterns, and create change. 🧡

Available in Joondalup & Northbridge.
No referral needed, although we welcome them from schools, GPs, hospitals, mental health clinics and more.

Enquiries: [email protected], or call (08) 6330 5400.

Address

227 Newcastle Street
Perth, WA
6003

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 4:30pm
Tuesday 9am - 4:30pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 4:30pm
Friday 9am - 4:30pm

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