Southern Women's Group Inc.
The Southern Women's Group (SWG) is dynamic, hardworking, feminist organization with over 35 years’ experience empowering the women of the Bega Valley.
SWG actively focuses our energy on creating opportunities for disadvantaged women of all ages and backgrounds and campaigning for equality and the end of gender-based violence.
SWG was founded in 1984 by a group of women concerned with the lack of services available for women in the Bega region. In 1985, SWG first received a grant from the, then, NSW Department of Youth and Community Services to assist in the running of a Women's Resource Centre (WRC). The WRC has continued to be successful in its applications for funding from successive state governments – a reflection of its ongoing relevance and value to the people of the Bega Valley. Over the years of its operation WRC has evolved to meet the changing needs of the women we support while maintaining its commitment to empower women by providing information, support, referral, education and advocacy.
In early 2020 the SWG learned that it was successful in its most recent funding application to the NSW Department of Communities and Justice (DCJ) and was awarded a 5yr contract under DCJ’s Targeted Earlier Intervention funding. This ensures that the WRC can continue its operations until the end of June 2025 and hopefully beyond.
SWG manages the Women’s Resource Centre (WRC) and the South Coast Womens Domestic Violence Court Advocacy Service.
Become a SWG member!
SWG encourages volunteer effort in our services. We direct this unpaid time and energy into our services. SWG is supported by a wealth of dedicated volunteers who generously give their time to promote our aims. Women of all ages and backgrounds are invited and encouraged to become involved as members of the Southern Women's Group Inc. By becoming a member you support of our aims and objectives and show support for our services Women's Resource Centre and Far South Coast Women's Domestic Violence Court Advocacy Scheme.
Just a piece of paper? Making your AVO work for you
“Just a piece of paper? Making your AVO work for you” 2017 is intended to help people who already have an AVO for their protection and provides information about how AVOs work, how to report breaches and keep evidence of breaches, varying and revoking an AVO and AVOs and family law, immigration and victims support. The booklet also has information about staying safe including a new section on LGBTIQ relationships from the Safe Relationships Project at Inner City Legal Centre.
It contains ideas and suggestions to assist women to maintain the strength that they initially found to obtain the order. Order Form can be emailed to WRC or phone 64921367.
SWG is a charity
SWG is incorporated under the NSW Associations Incorporations Act 1984. It is also registered as an Income Tax Exempt Charity, and holds Deductible Gift Recipient status.
SWG has a user-friendly giving portal – a place where you can put your dollars to work to start building the kind of world you want to live in. By clicking on the link the site is designed to help you and us!
The Southern Women’s Group and Women’s Resource Centre wish to acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the land and waters of the Shire of Bega, and the people of the Yuin Nation. We also wish to acknowledge and pay our respect to the Elders past and present of the Djirringanj people upon whose Country the WRC operates.
