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Powerful new Australian film premieres in Warrawong for Illawarra Women’s Trauma Recovery Centre fundraiser

Powerful new Australian film premieres in Warrawong for Illawarra Women’s Trauma Recovery Centre fundraiser

Illawarra Women’s Trauma Recovery Centre to bring survivor voices to national domestic violence recovery conference

Illawarra Women’s Trauma Recovery Centre to bring survivor voices to national domestic violence recovery conference

How women's voices are shaping our therapeutic approach at the Illawarra Women's Trauma Recovery Centre

How women’s voices are shaping our therapeutic approach at the Illawarra Women’s Trauma Recovery Centre

Movement Classes Coming Soon to the Illawarra Women’s Trauma Recovery Centre

Movement Classes Coming Soon to the Illawarra Women’s Trauma Recovery Centre

Illawarra services shift focus onto perpetrators in domestic violence response

Changing the narrative: Illawarra services shift focus onto perpetrators in domestic violence response

Survey seeks Illawarra voices on domestic, family and sexual violence workforce

Survey seeks Illawarra voices on domestic, family and sexual violence workforce

Media Coverage

Advocates: women’s safety “national disgrace”, must be a focus this International Women’s Day

Advocates: women’s safety “national disgrace”, must be a focus this International Women’s Day

Illawarra Women’s Trauma Recovery Centre design recognised in state architecture awards

Illawarra Women’s Trauma Recovery Centre design recognised in state architecture awards

Staff at the Centre have described the space as “beautiful” and “peaceful”.
Financial security pathways after economic abuse reports.

Navigating the pathway to financial security is a full-time job

As this report indicates, it is time to dismantle the obstacles to financial support and implement evidence-formed changes to create viable, streamlined pathways to financial security.

Illawarra Women’s Trauma Recovery Centre wins three awards for survivor-led and cultural design

Illawarra Women’s Trauma Recovery Centre has won three prestigious gongs at the 2025 NSW Regional Architecture Awards for its trauma-informed and culturally inclusive approach, setting a new standard in recovery spaces.
Official opening of the Illawarra Women's Trauma Recovery Centre

Official opening of the Illawarra Women’s Trauma Recovery Centre

The Illawarra Women’s Trauma Recovery Centre, an initiative of the Illawarra Women’s Health Centre, was officially launched on Friday, September 6, 2024.
Illawarra Mercury Front Page

World-first Illawarra Women’s Trauma Recovery Centre promised in budget

The Illawarra will become the first place in the world with a purpose-built Women’s Trauma Centre following a $25m budget promise media reported in March 2022.

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