Vision & Purpose:
“To create a safe place for women to use as their space”
Our goals at The Womens Centre are to:
- Be client focused
- Increase funding and services to Women – including filling the gaps in case management, counseling women and children support, anger management and anxiety support
- Be able to empower women to be confident in living
- Support women in times of extreme emotional need
- Provide outreach services to women in remote and rural communities
- Be a holistic service offering early and primary intervention for women
- Be a referral centre (direct pathways) for women
- The centre of excellence for Domestic Violence services
- The lead agency to reduce Domestic Violence in the community
- Grow the awareness of the Womens Centre in our community
- Increase the number of women using the service
Purpose and Guiding Principles:
The Womens Centre provides support for women by women.
Through feminist action we:
- Believe women do great things
- Celebrate their achievements
- Are inclusive
- Encourage women to stand tall in the world
- Share knowledge and opportunities
- Challenge behavior that diminishes women
- Recognize and value difference
- Encourage women to make informed choices
- Involve the community in these aims
Current Staff
CEO – Teresa Law
Counsellor – Jodie Pilbeam
NILS Officer/Digital Media Marketer- Jessica Crow
Administration/Intake: Tracey Kelly
Finance – Carolina Honeyman
Board of Management:
Chairperson – Rebecca Jhonston
Vice Chairperson – Michele Kampen
Secretary – Nicole Healey
Treasurer – Jane Bowran
Public Officer – TBA
Members – Carolyn Enshaw, Sue Davies, Latika Salian, Dr Ruchi Chandra
Our Funding:
The Women’s Centre for Health and Wellbeing (Albury-Wodonga) Inc. is a accredited, community based non-government funded organisation.
We are funded through:
N.S.W Ministry of Health, Murrumbidgee Local Health District
Department of Human Services Victoria
Good Shepherd Micro-finance
Legal Aid N.S.W
In partnership with:
Rape & Domestic Violence Services Australia
Albury Community Health N.S.W
Good Shepherd Micro-finance & NAB