The State’s fourth One Stop Hub (Hub) for family and domestic violence (FDV) is to be located at Broome, after the Kimberley was confirmed as the State’s second regional Hub last year.
Welcomed by the Minister for Prevention of Family and Domestic Violence, Simone McGurk, the Broome FDV Hub will follow on from the successful launch of the Mara Pirni Healing Place in Kalgoorlie in late 2020.
“Family violence is a major problem in the Kimberley but reporting it to police is not an option for everyone,” Ms McGurk said.
“The Broome Hub will provide a soft entry point where victim-survivors have access to a range of supports so they can get the assistance that is right for them,” she said.
“In establishing WA’s fourth One Stop FDV Hub we are delivering on an important election commitment and bringing together specialist services so that victim-survivors don’t need to retell their story and relive their trauma as they visit multiple agencies.”
Ms McGurk said Broome and the surrounding West Kimberley area had been identified as an area of high demand for family and domestic violence services, with the West Kimberley district recording the highest number of FDV hospital related admissions per head of population in WA.
She said the Broome Hub would also provide specialist support and family and domestic violence outreach services in the nearby regional centres of Derby and Bidyadanga.
“The Broome Hub will be tailored to meet the needs of the local community, an approach that has had great success in Mirrabooka and Kalgoorlie. Another FDV hub is due to open in Armadale early next year.”
Ms McGurk said consultation would begin shortly with community members, Aboriginal Elders, people with a lived experience of family and domestic violence, peak bodies, service providers and other Government Agencies.
“A tender process will then get underway to identify a service provider and the Hub site,” she said.
The Broome Hub is expected to officially open in late 2023.
Further details on the One Stop Hub program, which is being delivered in line with Path to Safety: Western Australia’s Strategy to Reduce Family and Domestic Violence 2020-2030, can be viewed on the Department of Communities website at this PS News link.
