Our vision is for a Cen­tral Aus­tralia in which all women and chil­dren live with greater safe­ty, respect and dig­ni­ty, free from vio­lence, in their cho­sen com­mu­ni­ties. Our mis­sion is to pre­vent and respond to vio­lence in Cen­tral Aus­tralia by pro­vid­ing safe accom­mo­da­tion and sup­port ser­vices for women and chil­dren who have expe­ri­enced domes­tic or fam­i­ly violence.

Women’s Safe­ty Ser­vices of Cen­tral Aus­tralia was first estab­lished in 1975 as a small inde­pen­dent ser­vice called ​‘The Women’s Cen­tre’. It was set up by the local Women’s Elec­toral Lob­by (WEL) and its first home was in Bath Street.

There are things lots of peo­ple don’t under­stand about domes­tic, fam­i­ly and sex­u­al vio­lence. Our resources can help you and oth­ers learn about what vio­lence is, who it affects, and what you can do to keep your­self and oth­ers safe.