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Six stories to read during the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence

Six stories to read during the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence

National inquiry into domestic, family and sexual violence and suicide welcomed

We know from women with lived experience and emerging evidence that domestic, family and sexual violence has profound impacts on mental health and wellbeing.
Urgent call to prevent male teen masculinity from fuelling domestic, family and sexual violence

Urgent call to prevent male teen masculinity from fuelling domestic, family and sexual violence

Commissioners hear Illawarra’s call for systemic change to end violence against women and children at roundtable hosted by the Illawarra Women's Health Centre and its major project the Illawarra Women’s Trauma Recovery Centre.

Commissioners hear Illawarra’s call for systemic change to end violence against women and children at roundtable

What you need to know from the Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence Commission’s 2025 Yearly Report

‘Safety must be a right, not a privilege’: What you need to know from the Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence Commission’s 2025 Yearly Report

Alcohol keeps fuelling violence against women. It’s time the national plan caught up.

Alcohol keeps fuelling violence against women. It’s time the national plan caught up.

Alcohol often tips families from stress into crisis.

Media Coverage

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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