We walk alongside Aboriginal women and their children on their journey to safety and wellbeing.
Welcome to Djirra
Djirra is safe place where culture is shared and celebrated.
We offer a range of practical supports to Aboriginal women and their children in Victoria, particularly those who are experiencing, or are at risk of experiencing, family violence.
The work we do is designed by and for Aboriginal women, with self-determination at its heart.
Through supports, programs and loud advocacy, we are committed to a future where Aboriginal women don’t just survive, we thrive.
What we do
Legal Support
Non-Legal Support
Prevention & Cultural Programs
Upcoming Events
Koori Women’s Place Mildura – Silk Dyeing workshop series
139-141 Langtree Ave, Mildura VIC 3500
Koori Women’s Place Melton – Deadly Dough
1927-1937 Gisborne-Melton Rd, Kurunjang VIC 3337
Sister’s Day Out – Echuca
Moama, NSW
If you are experiencing family violence and need support please call 1800DJIRRA (1800 354 772).
If you are in immediate danger, call 000.
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Sisters Day Out is coming to Echuca 💖
SDO is a culturally safe workshop for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women to come together for a day of connection, pampering, and wellbeing. Enjoy cultural and wellness activities, and a space to yarn, learn, and feel supported.
On the day, you’ll hear about Djirra’s programs and services, meet our legal and case workers, and connect with other community services who can support you and your family.
Sisters Day Out provides a safe place to understand your rights and legal options, and find out what local supports are available, along with an opportunity to yarn with Djirra lawyers and counsellors if needed
📅Date: Tuesday 26th May
🕛Time: 9.30 am - 3.00 pm (Morning tea & lunch provided)
📍Location: Dungula, 69 Dungula Way, Moama
For more info or to register, give us a call on 1800 105 303 or register via our link in bio 👆🏽
Registrations close Wednesday 20th May!
The cost of living is impacting all of us. But for Aboriginal women facing family violence, the pressure is greater than ever.
For Aboriginal women in regional Victoria, rising food and fuel costs are making it harder to travel and access services for their safety.
In Melbourne, soaring rent and housing insecurity are making it harder than ever for women to escape family violence, placing women at greater risk and increasing the likelihood of child removal.
Cost of living pressures are putting Aboriginal women’s and children’s safety at risk. We need your support to reach more women and children and extend our support to those who need it most.
Please support Djirra’s EOFY Appeal today and ensure Aboriginal women and children can be safe and together - not just surviving, but thriving in cultural strength.
Donate today at link in bio 👆🏽
Djirra congratulates Her Honour Judge Rose Falla on her historic appointment as the first Aboriginal person appointed as a Judge of the County Court of Victoria.
A proud Wotjobaluk/Wemba Wemba/Mutti Mutti woman, Judge Falla has dedicated her career to advancing justice and strengthening outcomes for Aboriginal communities across Victoria.
As Victoria’s first Aboriginal Magistrate, and now the first Aboriginal person appointed to the County Court, this appointment reflects years of leadership, integrity and commitment to self-determination and justice FOR OUR PEOPLE.
Congratulations Judge Falla.
@Antoinette_Braybrook
Yesterday we held a Sisters Day Out in Traralgon, where more than 115 Aboriginal women came together to connect, support one another, and learn more about Djirra’s wraparound services. The day also brought together a range of stallholders and wellbeing providers, creating a strong and supportive space for community.
Djirra has proudly delivered services across Gippsland for more than 20 years, and we are excited to share that Traralgon is our next expansion site. Through the generosity of the Victorian Legal Services Board @viclsbc, we are now able to establish Koori Women’s Place in Traralgon, building on the growth of our holistic services in Melton and Mildura.
This marks an important step in strengthening access to culturally safe support for Aboriginal women and their children across Gippsland. From July, community members will be able to visit our newly established office, with further growth planned as we continue expanding our services and programs across the region.
We look forward to continuing to walk alongside community and strengthening the support available for Aboriginal women and their children, closer to home.
Find out more about Djirra via our link in bio 👆🏽
Djirra congratulates the newly elected Co-Chairs of the First Peoples’ Assembly of Victoria, @meriki_onus and @djaran_murray_jackson, as they lead the next chapter of Victoria’s Treaty journey.
This is an important moment for Aboriginal self-determination in Victoria. We acknowledge the leadership and responsibility this role carries and look forward to seeing Treaty continue to progress in a way that centres truth, justice and the voices of First Peoples.
We thank outgoing co-chairs @rjhberg and @ngarra_murray, who led the Assembly during negotiations for the country`s first statewide Treaty with the Victorian Government last year.
We also acknowledge all candidates and the many community members who put themselves forward, contributed and supported this important process.
@antoinette_braybrook
Today we celebrate every Aboriginal mother, matriarch and deadly sister taking care of our young ones and keeping our families strong.
Djirra stands with our sisters facing injustices and the grief of not being able to be with their children. We will never stop fighting to dismantle racist systems and ensure our women are safe and thriving in culture.
Aboriginal women are our strength, nurturers, and givers of life. We honour every Aboriginal woman and our strong line of matriarchs, not just today but every day.
If you want to walk alongside our women and mums this Mother’s Day, you can donate to Djirra at link in bio.
Artwork by @Mulganai
Congratulations to our Djirra Keeper and Board Member, Kylie Belling, on being inducted into the Victorian Aboriginal Honour Roll.
Kylie is a Yorta Yorta/Wiradjuri/South Sea Islander woman born and raised on Kulin Country.
Kylie was the first Aboriginal VCA graduate, founder of ILBIJERRI company member and actor in The Sapphires, The Flying Doctors, Prisoner and Redfern Now. For over thirty years, Kylie has been actively involved in the Victorian Aboriginal community and working exclusively within the Aboriginal affairs sector. Kylie has been a strong supporter of Djirra since the beginning.
Djirra also extends our congratulations to all other inductees on this major achievement.
In response to the Victorian Budget, Djirra calls for urgent investment in what we know works to keep Aboriginal women and children safe and together.
Djirra CEO @antoinette_braybrook AM says, “We always knew this budget would be tight. But that does not diminish the urgent need to invest in our self-determined solutions, which are proven to keep Aboriginal women and children safe.
Budgets are about choices, and too often governments choose to invest in systems that criminalise and punish Aboriginal women instead of investing in the specialist, tried and tested legal and wraparound supports women need to safely escape family violence with their children.”
Djirra calls on the Victorian Government to:
💥Invest in Djirra’s Aboriginal Women’s Centre and expanded services in regional Victoria to keep our women safe, connected and strong in culture. No Aboriginal woman should have to travel more than 100kms or 1 hour to access our service for her safety.
💥Invest in Djirra’s Child Protection Notification and Referral System, to ensure Aboriginal mums have early access to legal advice and representation as soon as child protection becomes involved.
Djirra will work with government to ensure Aboriginal women and children’s safety is prioritised and that our calls are invested in.
#AboriginalWomensLivesMatter
This Domestic Violence Remembrance Day, and every day, we honour the women whose lives have been violently taken.
We carry their names, their strength and their stories with us – and we will never stop fighting for safety and justice.
Our CEO @Antoinette_Braybrook AM said, “Every day, we walk alongside Aboriginal women navigating racist systems designed to disbelieve and punish us. If governments are serious about stopping the preventable deaths of our women and children they must invest in specialist Aboriginal-led services such as Djirra.”
Today, we remember. We honour. And we demand action.
Because Aboriginal women and children’s lives matter.
#AboriginalWomensLivesMatter #DomesticViolenceRemembranceDay
