Our aim is to provide assistance to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adults and children who are victims-survivors of family violence and/or sexual assault.
Contact Details
- Head Office: 27 Chester Pass Rd, Orana WA 6330
- sacorp.com.au/fvpls
- reception@sacorp.com.au
- (08) 9842 7777
Hours
Office Hours
- Monday: 8:30am – 5pm
- Tuesday: 8:30am – 5pm
- Wednesday: 8:30am – 5pm
- Thursday: 8:30am – 5pm
- Friday: 8:30am – 4pm
About Southern Aboriginal Corporation
Work areas:Cost
No fee
Eligibility
- Aboriginal adults and children that have experienced family violence or sexual assault.
- People of Aboriginal heritage located within the Great Southern and South – West Regions of WA
Services
Legal Assistance
We provide free legal help with:
- family violence restraining orders
- assisting victims-survivors of family violence and/or sexual assault
- protecting your children
- victim’s compensation
- tenancy support
- family law (where it relates to family violence)
- court support
- National Redress for Child Sexual Abuse applications
- Criminal injuries compensation
Counselling
We offer free counselling:
- family violence and/or sexual assault counselling or referral
- crisis counselling and support
- short, medium and long term counselling
- support to children who have experienced, witnessed or are living with family violence
Community Legal Education
Providing:
- legal education
- referral to other services
- advocacy
- education to build community strength and awareness of family violence
Other Services and Programs
- Indigenous skills and employment
- driver access and equity
- first nations family dispute resolution
- Great Southern safe space (in progress)
- Aboriginal rangers program
- health promotion (Gnumaries Hurt)
- social and emotional wellbeing program
- Kairli cultural and language centre (in progress)
Locations
Head office
27-31 Chesterpass Road, Albany WA 6330
Outreach locations
- Katanning
- Tambellup
- Kojonup
- Gnowangerup
- Cranbrook
Other Offices
- Narrogin – 119 Federal Street, Narrogin WA 6312
- Katanning – 42 Clive Street, Katanning WA 6317
- Bunbury office – 16 Zoe Street, Bunbury WA 6230
- Services the following areas: Busselton, Brunswick, Collie