Illawarra Women's Trauma Recovery Centre: News and Media Centre

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How you can book in with our Pet Therapist Dusty

As a trained therapy dog, Dusty helps women regulate their emotions, ease anxiety, and feel more at ease in their sessions.

All about the Illawarra Women’s Trauma Recovery Centre’s Massage Service

By offering massage services, we acknowledge the profound connection between body and mind in the healing process, providing women with additional tools to manage and overcome the effects of trauma.

Introducing The Illawarra Women’s Trauma Recovery Centre’s new website

On our site, you can learn about the variety of free healing, practical, and connected support services we offer under one roof in a women-only space in Shellharbour.

Meet our front-of-house staff at the Illawarra Women’s Trauma Recovery Centre

When you first visit the Illawarra Women’s Trauma Recovery Centre, these are the first faces you will likely see.

Meet Jean Alvisse, the woman behind our self-care, walking and movement groups

With a background in nursing, martial arts, and personal training, Jean Alvisse brings a wealth of experience to the Illawarra Women’s Trauma Recovery Centre.

Illawarra Women’s Health Centre commended for excellence

The Illawarra Women’s Health Centre and its major project, the Illawarra Women’s Trauma Recovery Centre, have received accreditation from the AAA-NZ.

Media Coverage

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

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

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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The Illawarra Women’s Trauma Recovery Centre is situated on the land of the Dharawal Nation. We acknowledge the traditional custodians of this land and we pay our respects to Elders past and present for they hold the memories, traditions and hopes of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australia. This land is, was, and always will be traditional Aboriginal land. We acknowledge that we work in the context of generations of resilient, strengths-based, holistic resistance to violence in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. We commit to actively supporting and promoting the voices of Aboriginal people and organisations in our work. We fully support the Uluru Statement from the Heart.