Women's Refuges and Housing Program - Women's Electoral Lobby

Women’s refuges save lives. We request that the Prime Minister act swiftly to agree to a long-term secure separate national funding program for women’s refuges to ensure women and children escaping family and domestic violence have a safe haven and access to specialist services to enable them to rebuild their lives.

For further information supporting our Women's Refuges and Housing Program campaign please view:

Sign Our Petition on Change.org
Statement of Support
Proposal
Women and Children’s Safety Program: Women's Refuges and Housing Program Draft Bill
Organisations that support WRAHP

Are you experiencing domestic and family violence or sexual assault, or seeking to support someone who is?

CALL 1800 RESPECT

The national domestic and family violence and sexual assault counselling helpline, information and support service. 1800RESPECT is available 24/7. You can call 1800 737 732 or use the online counselling service to contact a counsellor. For more information go to 1800RESPECT.org.au

If you are in immediate danger call 000.

Who's signing

1,176 your support for wrahps

Will you support WRAHP?

Add your name here.

Organisation Name (if endorsing on behalf of an organisation)

First Name

Last Name

Send me email updates

Post Code (Postal code)

Country

Comments (optional)

I want to volunteer

women's refuges violence against women

Like this to spread the word:

@davidlamond tweeted link to this page. 2015-10-11 14:37:26 +1100
Sign the petition: Women's Refuges and Housing Program http://www.wel.org.au/?recruiter_id=5273
Reply · Retweet · Favorite
David Lamond signed 2015-10-11 14:36:44 +1100

Women must have somewhere to go if they can’t stay in their homes.
Michelle oxlade signed 2015-10-11 14:14:26 +1100
Susan Page signed via Gabrielle Powell 2015-10-11 11:37:52 +1100
Gabrielle Powell posted about this on Facebook 2015-10-11 11:27:54 +1100
Sign the petition: Women's Refuges and Housing Program
Bronwyn Rees signed 2015-10-11 08:52:33 +1100
Elizabeth Cook posted about this on Facebook 2015-10-11 08:39:44 +1100
Sign the petition: Women's Refuges and Housing Program
Elizabeth Cook-long signed 2015-10-11 08:39:21 +1100
margi brown ash signed 2015-10-11 00:16:47 +1100
Carole Wiles signed 2015-10-10 21:01:57 +1100
monika scarrabelotti signed 2015-10-10 19:59:26 +1100
Michelle Berry signed 2015-10-10 19:51:33 +1100
Julie Anne Perri posted about this on Facebook 2015-10-10 19:42:08 +1100
Sign the petition: Women's Refuges and Housing Program
@julieperri48 tweeted link to this page. 2015-10-10 19:42:05 +1100
Sign the petition: Women's Refuges and Housing Program http://www.wel.org.au/?recruiter_id=5245
Reply · Retweet · Favorite
Julie Anne Perri signed 2015-10-10 19:40:57 +1100

I am a survivor of domestic violence 23 years
Lynne Spender signed 2015-10-10 18:04:49 +1100
elaine butler signed 2015-10-10 17:51:47 +1100
K.M. Lewis signed 2015-10-10 17:51:31 +1100

64 deaths and counting…. come on, it’s a national shame. Be REALISTIC Malcolm, money needs to go to specialised shelters AS WELL AS to devices to help those women and children who CAN stay at home, that is not all, for some that is unrelastic for many it is not….. there HAS to be specialised shelters for DV victims, do some reading, these women are traumatised, they have no way to protect themselves from other predators / perpertrators in homelessness shelters.
Marian Lee signed 2015-10-10 17:49:44 +1100
Julie Clark signed 2015-10-10 17:16:18 +1100
Paulette Kay signed 2015-10-10 17:14:34 +1100
Kelly Jackson signed 2015-10-10 14:18:21 +1100
Robert Stanford signed 2015-10-10 13:36:28 +1100
Rachael Gunn signed 2015-10-10 12:59:29 +1100
Mandy Gunn signed 2015-10-10 12:07:00 +1100
Adam Pask signed 2015-10-10 11:20:46 +1100

if the legal system won’t adequately protect women and children from violent partners and parents, then women need to have a reliable safe haven available at any time of day or night.

with domestic violence sweeping the nation in current times, there has never been more need for refuges to be built – not just in city/suburban locations, but also in regional locations. how many more women and children need to be scarred for life or murdered before the government takes a stand? more australians have died in 2015 alone as a result of domestic violence than this so-called war-on-terrorism our politicians have committed countless dollars to fund, yet far less is being done to combat the real terror at home for women and children each and every day.
Nicole Campbell signed 2015-10-10 11:11:34 +1100

We need specialist support services and safe places for women and children escaping domestic violence. We need to shine a light on Australia’s domestic violence epidemic – and we need to take action. Women and children are living in fear every day – we have already lost too many. As a nation we need to recognise domestic violence as the clear and present danger it is. As a nation we need to change.
Helen Lovegrove signed 2015-10-10 11:11:02 +1100
Ruby Conolan signed 2015-10-10 11:10:52 +1100
Diana King signed 2015-10-10 10:57:24 +1100

if not criminal it is at best neglectful and contributory to the propagation of violence against women if the government fails to provide shelter and safety for abused women and children

Women’s refuges save lives - spread the word!

Who's signing

Will you support WRAHP?

Add your name here.

Sign in with:

Or sign up: