DV West in Sydney, Australia | Non-profit organisation

DV West

Locality: Sydney, Australia

Phone: +61 2 4732 2318

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23.01.2022 For women on temporary visas, the COVID outbreak has added and highlighted a number culturally, linguistically and systematic barriers. Our CEO, Cat Gander, spoke to Guardian Australia about this issue. #16DaysofActivism #DomesticViolence #TemporaryVisas #COVID19

19.01.2022 Thank you to everyone who tuned into Friday's online event! It was great hearing about the experiences and lessons learned from delivering domestic violence services during #COVID19. We heard from special guests (& more!):... > The Hon Mark Speakman SC MP, Attorney General and Minister for the Prevention of Domestic Violence > Lesley Laing, Associate Honorary Professor University Of Sydney > Tricia Hitchen, Deputy Mayor of Penrith City Council >Trish Doyle MP, Member for Blue Mountains and Shadow Minister for Women and the Prevention of Domestic and Family Violence If you missed it, you can watch the recording of the livestream here: https://youtu.be/ab6rM7SfuZw

16.01.2022 Did you know we provide a refuge for Aboriginal women and children, run by Aboriginal women? If you are experiencing domestic violence, we are here to support you. Find out about how we can help and the support we offer here https://www.dvwest.org.au/our-services/

09.01.2022 We were featured in the The Western Weekender for how we adapted our domestic violence support services during #COVID19. Want to read more on how we did this? Read our report 'A different way of doing it'. Providing domestic violence services during COVID: https://www.dvwest.org.au//2/11/DV-West-Report-Digital.pdf

08.01.2022 Last Friday, our CEO Catherine Gander and Specialist Domestic Violence Worker Emma had a chat with ABC News about some of our learnings in providing support for women and children escaping domestic violence during #COVID. Watch the full clip below - starting at 18m 30s. You can read our full report here: https://www.dvwest.org.au/publications/ https://iview.abc.net.au/video/NU2020H191S00

06.01.2022 Today we would like to put Nandita and her friends in the spotlight for their beautiful Christmas hampers! Thank you to all the individuals and organisations who donate to us during this Christmas period such as RizeUp, Hope Christian Community Church, and many more! Your generosity truly helps making Christmas extra special for the women and children in our services #donations #charity #christmas2020 #womenandchildren #domesticviolence #makeadifference