Hobart Women's Shelter in Hobart, Tasmania | Community organisation

Hobart Women's Shelter

Locality: Hobart, Tasmania

Phone: +61 3 6273 8455

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24.01.2022 https://www.aihw.gov.au//family/contents/table-of-contents

24.01.2022 Today is International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women and the commencement of the 16 Days of Activism Against Gendered Violence. https://www.doingnothingdoesharm.org.au/

23.01.2022 Knocklofty https://www.knocklofty.com.au/ is a small local distillery who normally makes a limited amount of gin & other spirits. They are currently producing sanitiser and Roger from Knocklofty dropped off 2 bottles & a spray bottle for us today! Thank you!

23.01.2022 Happy Mothers Day!

22.01.2022 Wow what a different session this week was! With lots of warming hearty recipes on the menu and LOTS of eager (noisy) little faces joining us in the room due to school holidays. This week we cooked: - Chicken casserole with herby dumplings - Sausage casserole with garlic toasts - Parsnip mash - Bean and Halloumi Stew... - Sweet Potato Casserole The room was abuzz with action and energy, and also provided an opportunity for new residents to attend with their children, enjoy the results and encourage the inclusivity of the shelter community! The sausage casserole was definitely the crowd pleaser and the kids also enjoyed the parsnip mash which certainly impressed one mum! Other feedback was that they would like to recreate the bean and halloumi stew at home, while my personal favourite reaction was the surprise at how yummy the sweet potato casserole tasted! All recipes were very easy to replicate and with winter just around the corner an accessible way for the residents to make bulk/ family friendly dishes- with lots of left overs! Many thanks as always to Executive Chef Ainstie and Government House for their support and to Dannie for your marvelous facilitation! See more

22.01.2022 Dear FB Friends, We are looking for a Landscaper. Any recommendations? Please contact us at [email protected] or 6273 8455. Much appreciated!

21.01.2022 A big thank-you to the Harcourts Foundation for their grant of $15,000 that will fund the establishment of a Therapeutic Horticultural Garden at Hobart Women's Shelter.

21.01.2022 Hello everyone, thank you for your fantastic offers of knitted squares and items! The ABC is coordinating this appeal. Please follow this link https://www.abc.net.au/radio/hobart/rug-up-tassie/12357142 to get involved.

21.01.2022 March 8th is International Womens Day! International Womens Day (IWD) is celebrated around the world on the 8th of March. Since 1990, UN Women Australia has hosted the pre-eminent IWD events around the country representing the United Nations Gender Equality agency. Take a look at the Australian IWD webpage for more information on how you can celebrate. ... https://unwomen.org.au/international-womens-day/ #IWD2020 #eachforequal #generationequality

20.01.2022 Message from the CEO Hobart Womens Shelter (HWS) is closely monitoring the Covid-19 situation, following Government guidelines, best practice and advice in our service delivery. We are committed to ensuring the safety of our clients and staff. To reduce the risk of community transmission of COVID-19, we have modified our level of service delivery to clients and will be providing our services via mediums such as: phone, FaceTime, Zoom and Skype. We have increased our precau...tionary measures to include social distancing, stringent cleaning of shared areas, and routine precautionary screening of clients, workers and contractors. As an essential service, HWS will continue to provide accommodation that is responsive and appropriate to the unique needs of women and children at this time. As we work through these unprecedented times and do our best to keep women and children safe, we are mindful that the current situation makes it even more difficult than usual for women to transition out of the shelter and back into the community. Our service delivery will continue to evolve over the coming weeks/months to reflect this new and changing context brought about by Covid-19. Please take care of yourselves and each other. See more

19.01.2022 Autumn Window Hanger To welcome Autumn into the shelter we made some window décor hangers. The circle wreaths were made from willow branches that the children enjoyed bending and manipulating, they then created designs from leaves, pinecones and apples collected around the shelter and these were pressed into place using contact. Finally they threaded twine to secure the centre design to the willow. This was a large group and there was a lot of excitement in the room- despi...te such high and busy energy the children took over an hour to complete their projects - what a sign of focus and commitment to the task! Outcomes of the activity include; *practicing fine motor skills co-ordination *positive social interaction and sharing *use of natural resources with minimal cost and *appreciation/ recognition of the natural seasonal cycles which, from a holistic point of view is important in establishing greater awareness of self, place and belonging. The colours in the finished products catch the light beautifully hopefully as the children hang them up in their units, we can enjoy seeing them in the windows around the shelter. See more

19.01.2022 Last week Zoodoo donated our leftover Easter chocolate, Zoodoo gift cards, and a few goodies (valued at $300) to the Hobart Women's Shelter This organisation... provides short term crisis accommodation to women and children at risk of homelessness and/or domestic violence. Zoodoo are proud to be able to support this amazing organisation and the individuals they help. To find out what you can do, visit https://www.hobartws.org.au/

19.01.2022 Rug Up Tassie ABC Winter Knitting Appeal Winter is especially tough for those who have less access to warm shelter, so we need your help to Rug Up Tassie for the ABC Winter Knitting Appeal. Were calling out for Tassie to get behind the appeal and knit 5000 wool squares which will be turned into blankets, between now and 26 July. The 20cm squares are easy to knit so anyone can get involved, whether you are a knitting pro or have never tried before. Lets warm up Tassie thi...s winter. Visit the ABC Hobart and ABC Northern Tasmania websites for details. See more

19.01.2022 Today we are very excited to announce the Hobart Womens Shelter has an additional 10, 2 bedroom crisis pods to further assist women and children who are experiencing family violence and/or homelessness. The new pods are on our existing site to ensure women and children are connected with on-site 24/7 support. In addition to these new pods we have acquired 7 transitional properties for families. Over the past year we have grown 113%, with our property capacity now sitting at... 32. We would like to thank the Liberal Government, Minister for Housing, The Hon. Roger Jaensch MP for investment in capital and increasing our funding to employ additional staff to support women and children; Communities Tasmania for ensuring we were involved in all the planning and design; Fairbrother for going above and beyond the build to support staff and residents onsite; Royal Wolf for bringing an innovative temporary housing solution to the table; our staff for being flexible and responsive and to all of our supporters that provide us with the little things to ensure the new pods are comfortable and welcoming. A great example of collaboration and innovative thinking, thank you to all involved. Photo: The Hon. Roger Jaensch, Minister for Housing and Hobart Womens Shelter CEO, Janet Saunders

18.01.2022 https://www.abc.net.au//tayla-harris-and-her-pare/12297576

16.01.2022 Read more: https://linktr.ee/womenslegaltas

16.01.2022 A great article in todays Mercury on page 8 https://mercury.digitaleditions.com.au/ Spotting red flags sooner saves lives ANNIE McCANN... THE Hobart Womens Shelter has identified the need to increase domestic violence training and awareness in the community as new funding enables the launch of free violence prevention workshops. The announcement comes a day after Coroner Simon Cooper spoke out on a system gap failing murder victim Olga Neubert who was shot by her estranged husband Klaus Dieter Neubert in May 2015. Mrs Neubert had sought protection while facing a number of red flags including stalking and threats, but she was unable to secure police and lawyer protection. Hobart Womens Shelter chief executive Janet Saunders said the new Mentors in Violence Prevention Program would help anyone in the community identify warning signs and intervene in domestic and family violence incidents. She said Mrs Neuberts tragic case served an important reminder. We need really good skills for first responders when theyre assessing incidents of family violence so they can look at what those risks are and make sure theyve got safety plans in place for women, Ms Saunders said. If people in the community know and look out for those red flags it could actually prevent someone from experiencing family violence. It could actually prevent someone dying. The 50 planned workshops have received funding from the Tasmanian Community Fund to begin in September and continue over a three-year period, with hopes to achieve 20 participants per workshop. The program will run in partnership with Engender Equality, Womens Health Tasmania and the Womens Legal Service Tasmania. Ms Saunders said unassisted requests had fallen 50 per cent during COVID-19, which she suspected was due to more perpetrators working from home. For more information or to sign up contact the Hobart Womens Shelter on 6273 8455 or [email protected]

16.01.2022 https://www.independent.co.uk//women-killed-by-men-femicid

16.01.2022 Coronavirus update: CEO Message Hobart Womens Shelter (HWS) is closely monitoring developments concerning the coronavirus pandemic and is taking all necessary steps to ensure the wellbeing of our staff and the women and children who are currently being supported at HWS. During the past week, HWS has updated its policies and procedures as a further measure to stem the spread of the virus and to ensure the continuity of support and safety at the shelter. This means that unfo...rtunately, we will be unable to accept goods donations until further notice. Financial donations will be greatly appreciated and can be made through our website https://www.hobartws.org.au/donate/ or via bank transfer (contact 6273 8455 or [email protected] for our bank details). We are all watching the development of the coronavirus pandemic with feelings of concern and uncertainty. We are all in unknown territory and its important that we remain calm, show solidarity and stand by each other at this difficult time. We will get through this together. For further information please go to http://www.health.tas.gov.au/ See more

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15.01.2022 #WHATSINSEASON // Pumpkin Pumpkins come in all shapes and sizes; in Tasmania, we have a short, warm, growing season with varieties such as Golden Nuggets, Kent,... Butternut, Grey, Jarrahale and Queensland Blue, in season. From sweet classics to savoury mains, the options for making good use of seasonal Tasmanian pumpkins are endless. We love using pumpkins in: Soups Dips Baking Warm salads Visit our website via the LINK BELOW to discover delicious and easy pumpkin recipes to cook and enjoy at home. https://www.eatwelltas.org.au//the-whats-in-season-campai/ #eatwelltasmania #pumpkin #tasmanianproduce #whatsinseason

15.01.2022 Thank you to Trish and the wonderful quilters from Giving Hands Tasmania for the beautiful childrens quilts that were delivered to us today! We are in awe of your creativity!

14.01.2022 A shout out and big thank you to the Department of Social Services Community Grants Hub who have been co-ordinating a monthly Frock Up Friday fundraiser since April 2020 which so far has raised a total of $275 between April and June this year! Fantastic effort!!!

14.01.2022 Rydges Hobart are bringing together hundreds of women (and men!) to raise funds for research and education while raising awareness for Endometriosis . Over sparkles and nibbles, youll hear from a powerhouse panel of special guest speakers who are paving the way in womens health and advocacy. Come along and show your support! ... https://www.facebook.com/events/383699225800140/

13.01.2022 March is the month for Endometriosis Awareness. Endometriosis Awareness takes place across the globe during the month of March with a mission to raise awareness of the disease. More than 830,000 (more than 10%) of Australian women suffer from endometriosis at some point in their life with the disease often starting in teenagers. For more information head over to Endometriosis Australia. https://www.endometriosisaustralia.org/ #endomarch #endometriosisawareness

11.01.2022 https://www.news.com.au///71b7395a1433ed998e116ec29f98988c

11.01.2022 Please know that physical distancing does not separate us apart. Help is available.

10.01.2022 https://www.facebook.com/horizen2020/videos/214530036333410/

09.01.2022 This year, Homelessness Week will be held from the 2nd-8th of August. https://sheltertas.org.au/hw2020/

09.01.2022 A Message to our wonderful supporters and friends from the CEO Id like to start by thanking all of our wonderful supporters and friends whose continued generosity and support in this current climate has both humbled and inspired us. Often the needs of women and children exceed our funding provided by the Department of Communities. So far this year, and with your help, we have supported 288 women and children who were homeless and/or who were escaping domestic violence acr...oss our existing 15 crisis accommodation units, and 56 family members who were experiencing homelessness in our 7 transitional properties. With support from the State Government we have ten, 2-bedroom crisis accommodation pods currently under construction, and we predict that we will increase the support we can provide by a minimum of 80 women and children in the 20/21 financial year. As a registered charity, Hobart Womens Shelter relies heavily on donations both monetary and in kind, to support our service, and in particular, our childrens services . In its 2017 Australias Welfare Report https://www.aihw.gov.au//aihw-australias-welfare-2017-chap the AIHW found that exposure to family and domestic violence can have a substantial impact on a childs development, physical and mental wellbeing and schooling. In addition, children exposed to such violence have higher rates of social and emotional and behavioural problems than children with mothers who did not experience it. Thank you one and all again for your support, Janet Saunders CEO https://www.hobartws.org.au/donate/ See more

09.01.2022 Mentors in Violence Prevention Project The Tasmanian community will benefit from a new bystander project that will be delivered by Hobart Womens Shelter in partnership with Engender Equality, Womens Health Tasmania, and the Womens Legal Service Tasmania, following a successful grant from the Tasmanian Community Fund (TCF). The Mentors in Violence Prevention (MVP) Program is an exciting new leadership program focussed on preventing all forms of violence. The program views ...all participants as empowered bystanders who can confront, interrupt, or prevent violence. Janet Saunders, Hobart Womens Shelter CEO said that the Mentors in Violence Prevention project will be important for the whole community as it seeks to enlist all people in helping to end violence in our communities by equipping them with the skills to be effective bystanders. Ms Saunders said that the Hobart Womens Shelter and partner organisations were delighted to receive the TCF funding as it would have a positive impact on the organisations, their supporters, and the general community. We expect to be able to begin delivering the program workshops by September 2020 and will deliver 50 workshops state-wide over a three year period. The Workshop will give participants the chance to develop and practice concrete options which they can use in a range of situations ranging from the rather harmless-seeming to actual violence. While we are pleased that the Tasmanian Community Fund could see the worth of the project, we believe that the fact that we were able to demonstrate the whole-of-community benefit, was another major factor in our gaining grant support Ms Saunders said. We believe we presented a good business case with clear budgeting protocols that highlighted the value of the program to the community as a whole. The independent community funding body, the Tasmanian Community Fund was established following the sale of the Trust Bank in 1999 to give back to the community proceeds from the sale of a community asset. Since that time the TCF has allocated approximately $58.6 million to approximately 1700 state-wide projects. https://tascomfund.org//grant_round_40_successful_applican See more

08.01.2022 Senior Counsellor Hobart Women's Shelter You will support women and their children to overcome the effects of trauma resulting from family and sexual violence, grief and loss and other women’s health issues. You will undertake an initial assessment; provide high quality counselling and psychotherapy, work alongside the Family Support Team to provide case management, and therapeutic group work. We use a trauma informed, strengths-based approach and an integrated, wrap around ...service model. There are no direct reports to this role. Terms: Casual, with the ability to work some afternoon shifts. The Hobart Women's Shelter considers being a woman is a genuine occupational qualification for this position under the Anti-Discrimination Act 1998 (Tas) set out in part 5 of the Act. What you need to succeed? You will have at least 5 years-experience working with families who have experienced family and sexual violence and trauma in a counselling setting. You will have a strong understanding, and theoretical knowledge of, family violence counselling in a variety of settings, for individuals, adults, young people, families, and groups. A trauma informed strengths-based approach to working with clients A clear understanding of child safety issues and mandatory reporting responsibilities Excellent time management to balance competing demands Ability to provide outstanding service to our clients in a positive, respectful and culturally sensitive way Relevant tertiary (degree) qualification in counselling, art therapy, social work or other related discipline. Enjoy working within a team environment Experience in providing professional development through individual and group Supervision. Interested? Email [email protected] for a copy of the application pack. We respect and promote human rights and diversity and are committed to building an inclusive culture. Successful candidates will be required to clear probity checks including National Criminal History Record Check and Working with Vulnerable People Check.

08.01.2022 https://www.abc.net.au//hannah-clarke-parents-qld/12499022

07.01.2022 https://www.abc.net.au//scottish-group-coercive-c/12950288

07.01.2022 https://www.facebook.com/events/583685422544531/

05.01.2022 Do you want to know more about the cost of rental properties in Tasmania? Then these documents, prepared by the Tenants' Union of Tasmania, gives all the details. Thank you to the Tenants' Union of Tasmania for this information.

05.01.2022 Great tip from Womens Health Tasmania !

04.01.2022 Tuesday, 15th September 9.30 2.30pm Lunch is provided. Mentors in Violence Prevention Training gives you the skills to help end violence in our communities by learning how to be effective bystanders. Bystanders can confront, interrupt, or prevent violence. The half-day workshop is for everyone. It is full of activities and conversations about how we react to issues from bullying to family violence.... This is a chance to develop and practice concrete options you can safely use in a range of situations. It challenges us all to be leaders and proactive bystanders. Workshops will be held around Tasmania over the next 12 months (thanks to the Tas Community Fund). To book into the Moonah one click here https://www.trybooking.com/BLALX The workshop is facilitated by Jo from Womens Health Tasmania and Helen and Alice from the Hobart Womens Shelter. For help to enrol or if you have any questions call 6273 8455 and talk to Helen or Alice. Numbers are limited so book early! Please support us by sharing this post. Thank you.

04.01.2022 Alcohol and Other Drugs Counsellor https://www.ethicaljobs.com.au//alcohol-and-other-drugs-/ Receptionist https://www.ethicaljobs.com.au/members/hws/receptionist/

03.01.2022 Thank you Matt, Group Manager from the Hobart Friendly Society for your generous donation of $2,000 that will go towards funding our childrens therapy program!

03.01.2022 Can Tassie beat our target of $100,000 at tomorrow’s Giveathon? Tune in to ABC Radio Hobart and ABC Northern Tasmania all-day on Wednesday 9 December as we come together to raise funds for the Giving Tree Appeal. There’ll be heaps of prizes and special guests too don’t miss out as we see how much Tassie can raise in one day on ABC Radio. Link: https://www.abc.net.au/radio/hobart/giveathon/12875892

03.01.2022 We made amazing Autumn lanterns!

02.01.2022 His Crimes Her Secrets is a book of survival by Tasmanian author Frances Spears. Bound in one womans strength to overcome the odds of domestic violence, it is also empowering. It is a life-affirming and absolutely essential read for all of us, touched as we are by violence of all kinds in all places. https://m.facebook.com//a.1107442746037/2419757771472761/

02.01.2022 Were here for you.

02.01.2022 https://www.abc.net.au//social-services-minister-/12270134

02.01.2022 What a wonderful drawing by one of our talented young artists!

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01.01.2022 https://www.abc.net.au//superannuation-scheme-to-/12473102

01.01.2022 https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=2419757808139424&id=978811622234057

01.01.2022 https://www.examiner.com.au//domestic-violence-strategy-s/

01.01.2022 Womens Legal Service Queensland has prepared a petition to the PM, AG and Minister for Women calling for the repeal of ESPR. We need a large number of signatures to convey the level of concern on this issue, particularly today and in the coming days, but also in the coming weeks. Please share the petition widely with your networks and on social media. Heres the link for sharing: https://womenslegalservice.good.do/putkidssafetyfirstinfam/... WLSA has also issued a media release available here. Join me in supporting the Put kids safety first in family law Campaign The presumption of equal shared parental responsibility (ESPR) in family law shifts the focus of decision makers away from child safety and the best interests of children. With up to 85% of family court matters involving domestic and family violence, presuming parents should have contact puts children in danger. The current system places victims of violence on the backfoot in court, mediation and in their negotiations with the violent perpetrator. The legislation is complicated, easily misunderstood and its links to equal time incentivise violent perpetrators to pursue their rights in the court and other processes putting kids at risk. It is also very complex, making trials and legal processes longer and more expensive. Kids safety should always come first in family law. Show your support now for the removal of the presumption of equal shared parental responsibility in the Family Law Act. womenslegalservice.good.do

01.01.2022 A very potent image sourced from the National Collective of Womens Refuges Inc. New Zealand website https://womensrefuge.org.nz/#