Moorditj Yorga (Strong Women) domestic violence support
Moorditj Yorga (Strong Women) – Together Walking is a support program for First Nations women who have experienced or are experiencing family and domestic violence.
Free
Confidential
Available to people living in the Cities of Fremantle, Cockburn and Melville
1:1 Counselling
Case management
Group yarning sessions
If you are looking for the Escaping Violence Payment page, click here.
Who is Moorditj Yorga (Strong Women) – Together Walking for?
Moorditj Yorga (Strong Women) – Together Walking is a service available to First Nations women, over 18, living in the Cities of Fremantle, Cockburn and Melville areas.
If you need support but don’t live in these areas, please visit the Women’s Health and Family Services or the Relationships Australia website for more resources.
Hear from someone who attends the group
How Moorditj Yorga (Strong Women) – Together Walking supports you.
Our team will walk alongside you. We can support you with:
- A safety plan for you and your children
- 1:1 counselling
- Case management
- Connection with and access to other services
- Assistance to access services for your children
- Assistance with Court attendance
- Group yarning sessions with new topics and activities each week.
We’ve developed a series of interactive workshops and we hope you can join us. The 2025 Term 2 workshops will run from 30 April to the 02 July.
Workshop details
Venue: Uniting WA, 10-12 Market Street, Fremantle
Days: Wednesdays
Time: 11am – 2pm
Registration: Contact Sakina Bindahneem on 0482 187 372 or at sakina.bindahneem@unitingwa.org.au\
| Date | Workshop | Description | Facilitator/s |
| 30 April | Art and Yarning, with Hair Stylists | Art activities, yarning and hair styling available for those booked in. | Short Back & Sidewalks/Uniting |
| 7 May | Mental Health & Wellbeing | Mastering the Inner Warrior. A workshop about managing anxiety. | Debbie, Uniting WA |
| 14 May | Bush Flower Essence Workshop | Learn about Bush Flowers and create your own flower essence remedy. | Nikki Quartermaine |
| 21 May | Plant Dyeing Workshop | Create a plant dyed 100% cotton scarf using Eucalyptus leaves. | Nikki Quartermaine |
| 28 May | Healthy Eating | A cooking class using healthy eating guides and recipes for delicious, cost effective & healthy meals | Foodbank |
| 4 June | Healthy Eating | A cooking class using healthy eating guides and recipes for delicious, cost effective & healthy meals | Foodbank |
| 11 June | Healthy Eating | A cooking class using healthy eating guides and recipes for delicious, cost effective & healthy meals | Foodbank |
| 18 June | Healthy Eating | A cooking class using healthy eating guides and recipes for delicious, cost effective & healthy meals | Foodbank |
| 25 June | Parenting Conversations | Managing big feelings for ourselves & our kids | Leanne, Uniting WA |
| 2 July | Pamper Day | Pamper yourself top to bottom – Hair styling, facials, manicures & a visit from the Thread Together Van | Uniting WA and Anglicare WA |
Our team can also connect you with services to facilitate Violence Restraining Orders, conflict resolution and applications for accommodation and housing.
You can refer yourself or speak to us about referring someone you know.
If you’d like to learn more about this service, please get in contact with our team.
What does family and domestic violence look like?
Family and domestic violence is any behaviour that is violent, threatening, controlling or intended to make you and your family feel scared and unsafe.
It would include things like your partner or someone in your family:
- Hitting you
- Calling you names
- Keeping or demanding your money
- Stopping you from talking to your friends and family
- Making you do things you don’t want to do
- Threatening you, your family, friends or pets.
