Design Guide: Specialist Domestic Violence Accommodation
This Design Guide has been developed by Housing Plus in collaboration with Custance Architects. It explores the importance of providing thoughtful and high[1]quality design for those affected by domestic and family violence (DFV) and key factors that need to be considered when new facilities are designed and built, through design that meets their need for […]
Join us for a coffee for a great cause
Introducing the Housing Plus Shot of Support fundraising and awareness campaign for The Orchard Dubbo, The Orchard is crisis accommodation for women and children escaping domestic and family violence. Participating cafés and businesses will be donating $1 from every coffee sold on the day or donating a percentage of their profits. We would love to see […]
$684,859 for a domestic violence crisis centre in Orange
Parliamentary Secretary for Western NSW Rick Colless today announced $684,859 in funding to breathe life into building a domestic violence crisis centre in Orange for affected women and children. This funding is included in the $1.6M grant, which Orange City Council will receive under round two of the NSW Government’s Stronger Country Communities Fund. Mr […]
‘Really seeing results’: Orange groups unite against domestic violence – CWD
IT may seem counter-intuitive, but those tasked with reducing the causes and incidences of domestic violence, welcome an increase in the number of cases reported to police. “It means that those affected have faith in the system,” said Housing Plus Domestic Violence Services manager Penny Dordoy. http://www.centralwesterndaily.com.au/story/3410705/really-seeing-results-orange-groups-unite-against-domestic-violence/?cs=103
Emergency accommodation crisis: Prime7 Video
A trial program in the Central West has found our region is home to some of the highest domestic violence rates in the State. But despite the overwhelming number of families affected – there is no emergency women\’s refuge based in Orange. Police attend a domestic violence related matter every two minutes. At least one […]
Call for women’s refuge to support domestic violence victims in Orange
Call for women\’s refuge to support domestic violence victims in Orange There is a call for a women\’s refuge in Orange to cater for the high rates of serious domestic violence in the district. The city\’s Domestic Violence Services has received more than 1,400 referrals from police in the past year and almost one-third of […]
