Millions of dollars in funding from the Australian Government will go towards increasing emergency accommodation on the South Coast for women and children escaping violence.
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Given to Katungul Aboriginal Corporation Regional Health and Community Services, the $4.3million will contribute to the refurbishment of 23 dwellings in the region.
"Not only will this funding allow Katungul to provide the South Coast community with desperately-needed safe places for women and children at risk of family and domestic violence, but it will provide wraparound care, advocacy and access to support services for these families too," Katungul CEO Joanne Grant said.
Katungul chairman Ronald Nye said his organisation's new Safe Places Emergency Accommodation will also provide local people with new employment and training opportunities which are much-needed after the recent COVID-19 lockdown.
The funds came from the $60million Safe Places Emergency Accommodation program.
Minister for Families and Social Services and co-chair of Women's Safety Ministers Anne Ruston said the funding will help women and children experiencing domestic violence find a safe and secure place to stay.
"It is an important investment to create real and lasting change to reduce violence against women," she said.
Katungul provides both clinical and community services support to the South Coast community from Batemans Bay to Eden, for more information click here.
