Transitional Housing Program

The Transitional Housing Program will help Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with clearing their debt and increasing their savings, achieving a healthy lifestyle, furthering their employment and training opportunities owning their own home or moving into private rental. The Transitional Housing Program will provide their clients with an affordable rental property, along with access to a range of services that focus on employment, education, financial independence, household management and wellbeing. They will work together with their clients to agree their length of stay, and make sure that their clients leave with all the skills needed.
This program is currently offered Kununurra, Halls Creek, Wyndham, Broome, Derby, South Hedland which is operating as Hedland Aboriginal Home Ownership Program
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Aboriginal Family Legal Services – Kununurra

Aboriginal Family Law Service assists Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people live free from family violence and sexual assault. We not only offer free legal services, but community education and early intervention and prevention programs as well.

Services offered include:

• Family Law
• Child Protection
• Criminal Injury Compensation
• Family Violence Restraining Orders
• Non-legal Support
• Social Support

 

Halls Creek, Kalumburu, Kununurra, Wyndham, Warmun*.
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Kimberley Community Legal Services

KCLS is an independent, not-for-profit community legal service providing free legal, financial counselling and tenancy services to financially disadvantaged people in Kimberley. They target low income, disadvantaged, Indigenous and CALD (Culturally and Linguistically Diverse) clients. Their services include:
  • Generalist legal services: advice, information, casework and limited representation in areas of family law, family violence, criminal injuries compensation, credit and debt, tenancy, general civil law
  • Community legal education and law reform
  • Tenancy advice and education
  • Financial counselling
  • Indigenous Women’s Program
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Derby Aboriginal Short Stay Accommodation

Derby Aboriginal Short Stay Accommodation is safe and secure, low cost, family-friendly, drug and alcohol free service located in the centre of town that can link you in with other services. You can stay for up to 28 days at a time and are provided with two meals a day, guest Wifi, access to BBQ areas and laundry facilities.
Rates are as follows:
Adults $30 per night ($15 for Health Care Card holders)
Children $15 per night ($10 for Health Care Card holders)
Children under 3yrs stay free.
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Wirraka Maya Health Service Aboriginal Corporation – Social and Emotional Wellbeing Programs

WMHSAC offers comprehensive counselling services and provides mental health and life determining services to the local and surrounding communities. WMHSAC seeks to provide or teach our clients with quality care and services to reduce stress, anxiety and depression while reinforcing effective coping skills, inner strength and over sense of well-being. 
 
Programs include:
  • Transition to Adulthood
  • Women’s and Men’s Group
  • National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS)
  • Counselling services
  • Health Promotion
  • Community Support
  • Tacking Indigenous Smoking
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Yura Yungi Medical Service Aboriginal Corporation

Yura Yungi Medical Service Aboriginal Corporation is an Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Service providing holistic, culturally appropriate health care and programs. The organisation was established in 1997 and has preventative and public health programs include maternal and child health, women’s health, chronic disease program delivery and sexual health services.
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Bidyadanga Health Centre

 

Bidyadanga Health Centre is a comprehensive Primary Health Car service staffed by General Practitioners, Registered Nurses and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Workers.
 
Services available:
  • Child and Maternal Health
  • Men’s Health
  • Women’s Health
  • School Health
  • Immunisations
  • Chronic Disease management, screening and prevention
  • Health promotion programs
  • 24hour accident and emergency service
  • Allied and Specialist health visits
  • Medication management
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Beagle Bay Community Health Service

The Beagle Bay Community Health Service team provides a comprehensive primary health care service, including 24 hour emergency cover. The organisation has a strong focus on preventative and population health programs; enhanced screening, early detection and management of chronic illnesses; and on community-centred maternal and child health care.
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Beagle Bay Health Centre

The aim of the Beagle Bay Health Centre is to provide primary health services and accident and emergency care to Aboriginal people living in the remote Beagle Bay community. The centre is staffed by general practitioners, registered nurses and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health workers and offers the following services:

  • child and maternal health
  • men’s health
  • women’s health
  • school health
  • immunisations
  • chronic disease management, screening and prevention
  • health promotion programs
  • 24 hour accident and emergency service
  • allied and specialist health visits
  • medication management.
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Carnarvon Medical Service Aboriginal Corporation (CMSAC)

The Carnarvon Medical Service Aboriginal Corporation is an Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Service that provides health and medical services to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in Carnarvon and surrounding communities, such as Mungullah, Gascoyne Junction, and Burringurrah.

CMSAC provide primary health programs, secondary health medical services, and tertiary specialist and allied health services that include:

  • child health and immunisation
  • medication dispensing and in-house pharmacy
  • dental health
  • general practitioner and nursing consultations
  • outreach services
  • specialist and allied health
  • environmental health
  • Community Home Support Program
  • Integrated Chronic Disease Care Program
  • Integrated Team Care Program.
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