A new Domestic Violence Prevention and Recovery Hub has been launched in Noarlunga, to provide support to women experiencing family, domestic and sexual violence.
Named The Yellow Gate – with yellow representing sunflowers, positivity and hope and the gate representing change and transition to a new stage of life – the hub will be run by Community Justice Services SA and is located within the Can:Do Centre at Colonnades Shopping Centre.
The site was chosen in consultation with key local stakeholders for being accessible and safe for women, while also enabling co-location with important services based within the centre.
The Women’s and Children’s Health Network’s Yarrow Place will also deliver counselling and medical services from the hub.
The Yellow Gate will initially host two dedicated staff members, funded through the State-Commonwealth National Partnership, and employed by Community Justice Services SA. One has been recruited, with recruitment for the second underway.
Plans are also being finalised for a third staff member from Nunga Mi:Minar (Northern Regional Domestic Violence and Aboriginal Family Violence Service) to deliver First Nations family violence strategies.
Community Justice Services SA CEO Catherine McMorrine said her organisation was proud to be part of the new hub, and that she particularly wanted to acknowledge the leadership of local community group Southern Domestic Violence Action for its community-led lobbying over the past six years.
“Given recent incidents of violence against women in SA it is more important than ever to be able to provide a safe place for women in the south to access information, services and support when needed,” Ms McMorrine said.
“The Yellow Gate is a great example of when government and community work can together to address domestic and family violence.”
A Domestic Violence Prevention and Recovery Hub is also being established in the northern suburbs.
The State Government has provided $1 million towards the hubs and funding has been further boosted through the National Partnership on Family, Domestic and Sexual Violence Responses with the Australian Government.
