	{"id":99586,"date":"2024-06-28T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-06-27T18:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/geelongtimes\/?p=99586"},"modified":"2024-06-26T18:26:52","modified_gmt":"2024-06-26T08:26:52","slug":"aboriginal-led-family-violence-service-launches-in-north-geelong","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/geelongtimes\/news\/aboriginal-led-family-violence-service-launches-in-north-geelong\/","title":{"rendered":"Aboriginal-led family violence service launches in North Geelong"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>THE state government has worked with Aboriginal communities to establish a new, Aboriginal-led service to support people affected by family violence in the Wadawurrung Country area.<\/p>\n<p>Minister for Prevention of Family Violence Vicki Ward officially opened the Aboriginal Access Point Barwon service on Tuesday this week.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s been wonderful to see the really incredible important work that is being done here, that inclusion of community, that strengthening and building of community has been so important,&#8221; Ms Ward said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Wathaurong are to be congratulated for this great work.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Operated by the Wathaurong Aboriginal Co-operative, the service is staffed entirely by an Aboriginal workforce, providing culturally safe support for local Aboriginal families impacted by family violence.<\/p>\n<p>Co-operative chief executive Simon Flagg welcomed the new service.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Wathaurong Aboriginal Co-operative welcomes the investment into culturally safe support services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in our region,&#8221; Mr Flagg said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This service, alongside services that Wathaurong already provides with The Orange Door, will allow us to support our community who are experiencing or at risk of family violence.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The service offers culturally appropriate support for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people living on Wathaurong, Gulidjan, and Gadabanud country, encompassing the Geelong, Bellarine, and Colac regions.<\/p>\n<p>The state government has invested $2.6 million to create three Aboriginal-designed and led family violence services to complement The Orange Door Network.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are investing in needed Aboriginal-led family violence supports that are culturally safe and tailored to meet the needs of Aboriginal people,&#8221; Ms Ward said.<\/p>\n<p>The Barwon service is the second Aboriginal Access Point in Victoria, with the first launched in the Bayside Peninsula area in July 2023.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_30038\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30038\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-30038\" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/AboriginalAccessP_53800.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-30038\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Minister for Prevention of Family Violence Vicki Ward (second from right) officially opened the Aboriginal Access Point Barwon service on Tuesday (June 25). Photo: ANGUS SMITH<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The new service provides support through face-to-face contact points, phone and email, and outreach support for Aboriginal communities and groups.<\/p>\n<p>Lara MP Ella George said it was important work.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It is so fantastic to see a community-based organisation delivering these kind of services to their community.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Wathaurong know their community best and they should be delivering these services. I am proud the government is getting behind them to support them with this.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The service operates under the Dhelk Dja: Safe Our Way strategy, a key Aboriginal-led Victorian Agreement aimed at strengthening the lives of Aboriginal people, families, and communities and ensuring they live free from family violence.<\/p>\n<p>For more information about the Aboriginal Access Point Barwon service, head to <a href=\"https:\/\/wathaurong.org.au\/community-strengthening-team\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wathaurong.org.au\/community-strengthening-team<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THE state government has worked with Aboriginal communities to establish a new, Aboriginal-led service to support people affected by family violence in the Wadawurrung Country area. 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