In 2024, Family Outreach Services was successful in its application to the Department of Communities (WA) to establish a Family Domestic Violence Hub in Broome. Bibimbiya Jan-Ga Buru, Women and Children’s Healing Place, commenced services later that year.
Bibimbiya Jan-Ga Buru is a one-stop FDV Hub for women and children from Broome, Derby and Bidyadanga. It offers a welcoming space where women and children can seek support or take time out to participate in gentle healing activities.
Bibimbiya Jan-Ga Buru proudly partners with AnglicareWA and works alongside a committed group of Alliance Partners to deliver culturally safe, trauma-informed and integrated services that nurture well-being and empowerment.
Services include:
- Advocacy
- Case Management
- Counselling
- Financial Counselling
- Legal Assistance
- Primary Prevention Education
- Soft Entry Activities
- Creche (Broome)
- Outreach (Bidyadanga and Derby)
Alliance Partners offer specialist support:
- Legal Aid WA: Legal Assistance
- Jalygurr Guwan: Creche (Broome)
- Nirrumbuk Aboriginal Corporation: Administration Trainee
- Broome Circle: Financial Counselling
Bibimibya Jan-Ga Buru
Monday to Friday 8.30am to 3.00pm
phone: 0472 804 505
email: bjb@familyoutreach.org.au
Bibimibya Jan-Ga Buru is not a crisis service.
For urgent assistance, please contact:
POLICE 000
Women’s Family and Domestic Violence Helpline 1800 007 339
DV ASSIST 1800 080 083
Our name and logo
Bibimbiya Jan-Ga Buru means ‘women and children’s healing place’ in Yawuru language. This name reflects our vision to provide a welcoming and safe space for all women.
In 2024, a competition was held for women and girls from Broome, Bidyadanga and Derby to submit artwork and design ideas for the Bibimbiya Jan-Ga Buru logo. The winning entry came from Caitlyn Bale, a student from Broome Senior High School. Caitlyn, born and raised in Broome, talked about family, community and connection as her inspiration.
The final design depicts Bibimbiya Jan-Ga Buru as a women and children’s healing place that reaches across Country — from the coast, across the waterways, to the desert. The colours chosen for the arches represent shelter and safety, and the placement of the text above the arches reinforces the strength of Bibimbiya Jan-ga Buru as a safe place. The figures of the women and child embody family and are inclusive to all.