Warringu Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Service awarded contract to run Mossman DV centre

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The State Government has allocated a contract to a local services provider to run a local DV, family shelter. Picture: Supplied

It's been sitting idle for as long as anyone can remember and now finally some movement with the State Government confirming it's allocated a contract to a well know local services provider to operate a Douglas Shire domestic and family shelter. 

The Miles Government announced Warringu Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Service known for assisting the community since 1984, will manage the shelter.

The shelter was commissioned by the Douglas Shire Council with funding from the Federal Government’s Safe Places program. 

The shelter comprises of two self-contained units that are suitable for families with Warringu Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Service to provide culturally safe and trauma informed support that delivers specialist homelessness assistance for the next four and a half years.

The contract runs from April 2024 to August 2028.

In addition to the shelter, Warringu Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Service will provide mobile assistance and DFV access and community education services to reach more victims in the Douglas Shire.

Women’s shelters, like the newly built one at Mossman, provide secure temporary accommodation that allows victim-survivors to access specialist support to recover mentally and regain their autonomy.

Before the opening of this new facility at Mossman, there were no DFV specialist homeless services in the region and this shelter will provide a safe secure place for women and children experiencing DFV who are homeless or at risk of being homeless.

“Domestic violence is an abhorrent and widespread issue and as a Council we felt compelled to provide greater support for local women and children," Douglas Shire Mayor Lisa Scomazzon said.

“We look forward to Warringu Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Service providing a safe space for those in need and filling a void within our community.

“I would also like to thank the Queensland Government for funding the service and the Federal Government for providing the Safe Places grant which made the construction of this shelter possible.”

 

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