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 2026 Term 1 workshops will run from 11 Feb to 1 April.
Workshop details
Venue: Uniting WA, 10-12 Market Street, Fremantle.
Days: Wednesdays during school term
Time: 11am – 2pm
Registration: Contact Debbie Lewis on 0466 350 517 or via email at debbie.lewis@unitingwa.org.au
Other details: A light lunch will be provided.
Please note: workshop topics are subject to change.
| Date | Workshop | Description | Facilitator/s |
| 11 Feb | Health and wellbeing | It includes interactive workshops that cover topics such as health before colonisation, the workings of the body, and strategies for managing type 2 diabetes. | Diabetes WA Sarah Kickett |
| 18 Feb | Child and family wellbeing | Presentation about the services to empower mothers, equipping them with skills needed to support their children during formative years | Portschool Crystal |
| 25 Feb | Basket and earring weaving course | Join us at the Walyalup Aboriginal Cultural Centre and have a yarn while you learn to weave your own baskets and earrings from a variety of natural and dyed raffia. | WACC |
| 4 March | Basket and earring weaving course | Join us at the Walyalup Aboriginal Cultural Centre and have a yarn while you learn to weave your own baskets and earrings from a variety of natural and dyed raffia. | WACC |
| 11 March | Physical health | StrokeSafe speakers will delivering life-saving messages about the signs to prevent, treat and beat stroke. | StrokeSafe Fran Wilson |
| 18 March | Cooking class and art | Teaching and learning about different breads and damper (Aboriginal) and vetkoek (South Africa). | Uniting WA |
| 25 March | Self care for mums | Parenting specialist Belynda will join us to yarn about your parenting challenges and will offer a peer support strategy | Meerilinga Belinda |
| 1 April | Art | Workshop will be yarning and creating artwork | Uniting 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.
