Rebecca’s and Buffy’s story
Rebecca*, a young Aboriginal woman and her dog Buffy* were forced to leave their home due to serious family violence from Rebecca’s ex-partner. The physical, psychological, financial and coercive control
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Donate a gift to a family spending Christmas in refuge
Christmas for kids in family violence refuge can be lonely and frightening. They have had to leave their homes, their families and friends; they’re often traumatised, and their future is
This tax time, give the gift of a safer future.
Women and children escaping family violence need urgent and significant help, and your tax-deductible donation can make sure they receive it. It also gives survivors something that has been missing
Racism. It stops with me.
Refuge Victoria is proud to support the Racism. It Stops With Me campaign. Racism is more than just harmful words or individual actions. It includes biases in our society, its
NAIDOC Week (June 3-10): Get Up! Stand Up! Show Up!
Our Indigenous peoples have a proud history of getting up, standing up, and showing up, from the frontier wars and the earliest resistance fighters to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
Refuge Victoria welcomes new CEO
The Board of Refuge Victoria is pleased to announce the appointment of Janet Jukes OAM to the position of Chief Executive Officer of Refuge Victoria. Janet brings to the position
Be Brave. Make Change.
It’s National Reconciliation Week 2022 (27 May to 3 June), a time for all Australians to learn about our shared histories, cultures, and achievements, and to explore how each of
Taking Refuge
The inner workings of women’s domestic violence refuges have long been a mystery to all but those who work in them and their clients. And for good reason – the
The most meaningful Mother’s Day gift you give this year will be for a mother you’ve never met
Whether it’s a box of chocolates, a scented candle, or a hand-made card from kindergarten, on Mother’s Day, most of us will give a gift that tells our mothers how
Around the clock onsite staffing
At the best of times, life doesn’t operate on a nine to five basis – in fact, many of life’s big moments happen at the most inopportune times. This is