Boorndawan Willam Aboriginal Healing Services

Phone: 03 9212 0200

Location: Lilydale

Services Include:

• Aboriginal-specific family violence programs
• Family Violence Intensive Case Management
• Integrated Family Services
• Men’s Family Violence Programs including Men’s Behaviour Change Program, Men’s Case Management Program, Brokerage
• Cultural Healing Programs and Therapeutic demonstration Project
• Counselling
• Men’s Programs and Yarning Circles
• Koori Kids are Kool Kids

For more information see https://www.bwahs.com.au/

Victorian Aboriginal Child Care Agency (VACCA)

Phone: 03 8727 0200 

Location: Chirnside Park

The Victorian Aboriginal Child Care Agency (VACCA) is a state-wide Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisation (ACCO) servicing children, young people, families, and community members.

VACCA offers a range of support services for families and children that promote the child’s growth and development focusing on positive parenting and family interaction.

The Early Intervention and Family Services (EI&FS) team work with families to promote family wellbeing, participation in the broader community and support increased access to other services.

Services Include:

• Family Violence Program for Aboriginal women, young people and children who have experienced family violence including Child Focused Family Violence Service, outreach and case management
• Supported Playgroups
• Indigenous Parenting Support Service
• Aboriginal Stronger Families
• Aboriginal Family Restorations
• Aboriginal Family Led Decision Making
• Family Services
• Youth programs
• Emergency relief
• Housing and homelessness support

For more information see https://www.vacca.org/

Mullum Mullum Indigenous Gathering Place

Phone: 03 9725 2166

Location: Croydon

Services include:

• Information, Advice and referral
• Access and Support to link in with HACC services
• Elder’s Network
• Women’s Network
• Men’s Network
• Youth Group
• Burrai Playtime
• Foodbank
• Health Promotions
• Indigenous Community Links

For more information see https://www.mmigp.org.au/

Djirra

Phone: 1800 105 303

Location: Abbotsford

Djirra is an Aboriginal community controlled organisation. They provide a range of legal services, including advice and advocacy in relation to:

• Intervention Orders issued in relation to family violence
• Family Law
• Child Protection
• VOCAT assistance
• Legal issues connected to a family violence situation such as: complaints about police; assistance with Centrelink or the Child Support Agency; and problems with the Office of Housing about house damage.

Paralegal support Workers can assist with:

• Information about family violence
• Information about legal and other options available following an incident of family violence
• Information about court processes
• Court support for attending court hearings
• Support when reporting crimes to the police.

Djirra provides legal services to Aboriginal women, men and children who are victims/survivors of family violence or sexual assault or who are at immediate risk of family violence or sexual assault. Djirra also assists non-Aboriginal parents of Aboriginal children who are victims/survivors of family violence or sexual assault.

Djirra can also arrange:

• counselling sessions
• Aboriginal workers to accompany Aboriginal women to appointments
• safety planning discussion and follow up support.

Djirra provides both telephone and face to face legal advice.

For more information see https://djirra.org.au/ 

Ngwala Willumbong

Phone: 03 9510 3233

Location: St Kilda

Ngwala Willumbong is a key service provider offering specialist alcohol and drug rehabilitation and outreach support services to the Aboriginal communities of Victoria.

Ngwala provide a range of outreach services to the EMR including:

• Alcohol & Other Drug support
• Housing services
• Clinical Services
• Youth Justice
• Health service
• Integrated Family Violence
• HACC
• Men’s Family Violence Programs

For more information see https://www.ngwala.org.au/