The Victims Assistance and Counselling Program is run by St Luke's but will now be offered from Bendigo police station two days a week. 

A St Luke's counsellor will work from the station on Mondays and Tuesdays to connect victims of violent crime to more support services through St Luke's and will liase with police. 

St Luke's counselling services manager Tracey Grinter said about 1300 violent crimes were reported in the district in the past year but St Luke's only reached out to 300 to 400 victims. 

She said running the program from the Bendigo police station would reach more victims and, more importantly, offer them support as soon after the crime as possible. 

Ms Grinter said the sooner victims were connected to counselling and other support services, the better their recovery.

She said since a pilot program began in May with a counsellor at the station once a week, they had noticed police members referring victims on to the program and therefore their reach to victims expanding. 

Senior Sergeant Craig Gaffee said allowing St Luke's to run their service from the police station was a "no-brainer". 

He said the service enabled police members to focus on law enforcement - arranging documentation for court and gathering evidence - while St Luke's provided ongoing personal support to victims. 

The Victims Assistance and Counselling Program is funded by the state government through the Department of Justice. 

A department spokeswoman said Bendigo was ranking very high in homicides and more support was needed for victims. 

She said research in other areas had shown that many victims reported crimes at their local police station, so having a counselling professional ready to assist at the station was a great idea. 

She said the new partnership between St Luke's and Bendigo police was a win for the region.