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New funding to support communities affected by domestic and family violence

Nearly 60 organisations across Australia working with key groups affected by domestic and family violence (DFV) will receive funding to expand their reach, and boost the level of support available

Refuge Victoria says Yes to an Indigenous Voice to Parliament

While Australia debates the merits of a constitutionally enshrined Indigenous Voice to Parliament, the fact is that since white settlement, the First Peoples of Australia have continued to face stark

Sorry.

It’s a very ordinary word, but one that has the power to move our country towards a safer and more equal future: sorry. National Sorry Day is a day when

Family Violence Candlelight Vigil 2023

Every week another woman loses her life at the hands of someone she loved and should have felt safe with. Every two weeks, a child’s life is cut short, by

The bold feminists of Refuge Victoria’s past

For over 40 years, Refuge Victoria has been supporting people escaping violence. A lot’s changed over the decades, but one thing remains the same: the incredible efforts of the women

Freda’s story

When 37-year-old Freda entered refuge with her two children, Michael (8) and Roman (4) in August 2021, she didn’t consider herself as being in a family violence situation – she

How one company reset the narrative

On the surface, the Christmas dinner looked no different to any number of yuletide festivities taking place across Melbourne. There were mums, wearing paper hats retrieved from crackers, sharing tales

The joy of giving to families in refuge

It’s the season when all around us, store windows come alive with festive tinsel and baubles, and beautifully adorned Christmas trees. But for one business in Croydon, the Christmas tree

A Year of Growth and Change

At Refuge Victoria it’s been a year of building, literally and figuratively, with construction work on one of our core and cluster refuges and most of our refuge accommodation properties, new leadership, improvements to care, and a profile in a national newspaper.

The true spirit of Christmas

In this increasingly commercialised world where much of our Christmas experience is dominated by Big Business and social media saturation, it’s sometime easy to wonder where the true spirit of

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