SENATE LEGAL AND CONSTITUTIONAL LEGISLATION COMMITTEE ATTORNEY-GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT

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Question No. 34

Senator Evans asked the following question at the hearing on 24 May 2006:

Please provide a list of the locations of the existing Family Violence Prevention Centres.

The answer to the honourable senator’s question is as follows:

A list of existing Family Violence Prevention Legal Services units is attached.

Family Violence Prevention Legal Services Units

State Unit Unit location Postcode Service Area Nambucca Valley (Bowraville, Macksville & Nambucca Heads), West Bellbrook, South West Rocks/ Cresent Many Rivers Violence Prevention Unit Kempsey 2440 Head, Port Macquarie and Wauchope

Kamilaroi Family Violence Prevention Service Moree 2400 , ,

Parkes, Lake Cargelligo, Murrin Bridge, Condobolin, Peak Hill, West Forbes Family Violence Healing Centre Forbes 2871 Wyalong, Griffith, Cowra, Leeton

Bourke Family Violence Prevention Service Lidcome 1825 Bourke and Brewarina LGA

Lightening Ridge, Goodooga (via Walanbaa Yinnar Wahroo - Walgett Family Violence Lightening Ridge), Collerenibri, Prevention Unit Walgett 2832 Grawin

Warndu Watlhilli - Carri Ngura Aboriginal Family Violence South Legal Service Port Augusta 5700 Port Augusta LGA

Ceduna Aboriginal Family Violence Prevention Legal Service Ceduna 5690 Ceduna LGA

Barunga (Includes Beswick and Maranboy area), Borroloola (includes McArthur river/Gulf area),Timber Creek (Includes Victoria River area and local communities such as Bulla ), Ngukurr (Includes Roper River/gulf area, Lower Arnhem Land and surrounding communities such as Northern Territory Katherine Aboriginal Families' Support Unit Katherine 0850 Hodgson Downs)

Tennant Creek (support until new unit operational), Papunya, Hermansberg, Central Australian Aboriginal Family Legal Service Alice Springs 0871 Yuendumu

Groote, Eylandt, Wadeye, Jabiru, Aboriginal Women's Outreach Unit Darwin 0801 Kunbarllanjna

Melville Island, Bathurst Island, Regional Aboriginal Family Violence Unit Darwin 0801 Nhulunby

East Cape York Family Violence Prevention Legal Unit Lockhart River, Cameroon, Coen, Aboriginal Corporation Cairns 4870 Cooketown, Hopevale, Wujal Wujal

Bamaga, Weipa, Napranum, Aurukun, Pormpuraaw, Kowanayama, Old West Cape York Family Violence Prevention Legal Unit Mapoon, New Mapoon, Injinoo, Aboriginal Corporation Cairns 4870 Umagico

Normanton, Doomadgee, Mornington Island, Cloncurry, Burketown, Julia Creek, Dajarra, Boulia, Bedourie, Mount Isa Indigenous Families Support Unit Mt Isa 4825 Birdsville, Urandangie

Cunnamulla, Quilpie, Charleville, Roma Family Violence Prevention Service Roma 4455 , Murgon, Cherbourg

Rockhampton Family Violence Prevention Legal Service Rockhampton 4700 Rockhampton LGA

Palm Island, Charters Towers, Coalition on Criminal Assault in the Home Townsville 4810 Hughenden, Richmond

Western Australia Geraldton Family Advocacy Service Geraldton 6531 Yalgoo, Mullewa, Geraldton LGA

Ngumpan, Wangkatjungka, Kurlku, Kupartiya, Ngalingkadji, Djugerari, Yakanarra, Millijidee, Ngalapita, Jimbalakudunj, Ellendale, Yiyili, Moongardie, Mimbi, Mt Pierre Station, Fitzroy Bayulu, Joy Springs, Karnparrmi, Marninwarntikura Family Violence Prevention Unit Crossing 6765 Muludja, Gillaroong

Carnarvon, Meekatharra, Mount Carnarvon Family Violence Prevention Legal Service Carnarvon ??? Magnet, Cue, Wiluna, Burringurrah

Kununurra, Halls Creek, Kulumburu, East Kimberley Family Violence Prevention Legal Service Kununurra 6743 Wyndham, Oombulgurri

South Hedland Family Violence Prevention Legal Service South Hedland 6722 Port Hedland LGA

Coolgardie, Menzies, Leonora, Thungula Goothada Family Support Legal Centre Kalgoorlie 10411 Laverton, Norseman

Gippsland (eg. Lake Tyers, Bairnsdale, Sale, Morwell) Barwon South West (Warrnambool, Portland, Geelong

Aboriginal Family Violence Prevention and Legal Service Victoria Victoria Melbourne 3000

Mildura/Wentworth Family Violence Prevention Legal Service Mildura 2130 Mildura LGA and Wentworth

Ngaanyatjarra Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Domestic and AP Lands, Ngaanyatjarra Lands, NT NT/WA/SA Family Violence Service Alice Springs 871 Finke, Impana, Mutitjulu, Docker River