the nsw women's refuge movement

By jess.choe

  • first refuge established

    Elsie and Minnie (two refuge houses) were first established... within 6 weeks they had 48 women and 35 children

  • international women's day celebrations

    a forum was held on "women in a violent society" ... this lead to the establishment of the first domestic violence refuge in australia and also the sydney rape crisis centre

  • government funding

    whitlam government provided limited funding to 7 refuges in nsw, some of which were already operating
  • Period: to

    funding cutback

    commonwealth funding was cut back to 90% of operating costs and 75% of capital costs

  • first state conference

    held in bathurst

  • secure funding

    11 years after the founding of the first women's refuge, that refuges received secure funding through the supported accomodation assistance program jointed by the commonwealth and state/territory governments