Empowering people, strengthening communities and creating change.
Our mission is to protect, promote and advance the human rights of people impacted by domestic, family and sexual violence. Grounded in lived expertise and a belief in the extraordinary power of community and connection, we seek to empower individuals, strengthen communities and inspire collective action towards a future free from violence.
Proudly based in Gurambilbarra / Townsville North Queensland
Everyone is welcome.
Everyone is valued.
That means YOU.
OUR VALUES
SURVIVOR CENTRED
Survivors collective and individual lived experience, along with their perceptions of domestic, family and sexual violence including systems and responses to domestic, family and sexual violence are at the centre of all we do.
INCLUSIVE
We support all Survivors regardless of gender identity, age, cultural identity, ethnicity, religious beliefs, abilities, experiences or social origins.
HUMANITY
Survivors are treated with respect, empathy and compassion. Support if free of shame and judgment.
SELF-DETERMINATION
Survivors are experts on their own lives and circumstances. Survivors deserve choice and the ability to make informed choices enabling them to have control over shaping their futures. The Survivor Service is committed to empowering Survivors to increase their abilities to have self-determination.
HUMAN RIGHTS
Everyone has the right to live a life free of domestic, family and sexual violence.
EQUITY
Every Survivor is an individual and deserves to receive the holistic support they require.