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December 23, 2016

9 year-old children talking about being a boy or a girl.

Wrapping up 2016, we thought we’d share with you a serious but heartwarming video about  ‘Kids’ Honest Opinions on Being a Boy or Girl Around the World.” Check out the video below…

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November 18, 2016

Bonnie’s new Aboriginal mural

Back when we finished our new offices and interview rooms, we planned to frost the glass walls. But then we thought: Why not do something creative? Here was an opportunity to show Aboriginal woman and children that they are welcome here, and to add beauty to function. We wanted something that would reflect our space – […]

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November 12, 2016

Strong Women Music Playlist

Have you ever heard a song and thought, “This is my song!” A song that makes you feel all tingly inside and inspire you to take action, a song that brings out the passion in you or just simply make you feel a bit better inside. Well? We might have the playlist to get you […]

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November 10, 2016

Building happiness in spite of difficulties…

While working with my clients at Bonnie’s, I realize the importance of building good relationships especially for migrant woman. When these women find they are victims of domestic violence, they don’t have too many options to look at for help. They don’t have friends or family or jobs. They don’t have the relationships that others […]

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October 21, 2016

Mimosa Kids Space: Just getting better and better

Bonnie’s recently had the pleasure of revealing our new ‘Kids Space’ at one of the refuges. The existing children’s space was run down and lacked the ‘warmth’ that is at the centre of all we’re trying to do here at Bonnie’s. We wanted a welcoming and appealing homely space for the mothers and children to […]

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October 18, 2016

And the winner is…!

Every year Bonnie’s, in partnership with Liverpool Women’s Resource Centre and Liverpool Women’s Health Centre, sponsor an award in the Annual MIL-PRA AECG Art Exhibition All submissions for this exhibition are from artists of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent living in NSW or ACT. This year, our award was renamed the Kate Nickolas Liverpool […]

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October 10, 2016

Premier Brands Outlet: Supporter Story

Debbie has been running the Premier Brands Outlet in Minchinbury for three and a half years. She recently gave a wonderful donation of brand new clothes to Bonnie’s. I’ve worked in retail for 23 years, at all the different levels. I started managing Premier Brands Outlet in the Western suburbs about three and a half […]

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September 26, 2016

Adequate housing is a basic human right

One woman recently stood up to her landlord and her win in court is likely to set a legal ruling that tenants have the right to expect their home is maintained in good repair, even when it is originally rented out in poor condition. Vicki Shields is a disability pensioner. Her rental had holes in […]

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September 12, 2016

Spotlight on: Pacts Project

Pacts Project is a wonderful resource educating health care students and professionals about how to recognise and respond to family violence. Dr Jan Coles was working as a GP when she got the idea. She had a patient, a young woman who couldn’t look at her eight-week-old baby. Her new son had smiled at her […]

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August 22, 2016

Homelessness Week 2016: Helping Highlights

Last week was Homelessness Week. Here are five things that stood out and reminded us that there’s always something you can do to help – no matter the time of year. Going to Homelessness Week events: There were a bunch of these all over the country with a huge range of activities. You might have […]

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August 18, 2016

Bonnie’s new Safety Hub: a partnership with LWHC

At Bonnie’s we are always thinking about ways to keep women safe and get them the help they need. We want to be accessible to all women, so we’ve partnered with the Liverpool Women’s Health Centre (LWHC) to create our new Safety Hub. It’s a drop-in centre inside the LWHC, where any woman can safely […]

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August 11, 2016

Nite Under the Stars

Imagine not having a warm bed to sleep in this winter… …or your family not having a roof over their heads. It can be easy to forget that homelessness could affect any one of us. That’s why Bonnie’s took part in Nite Under The Stars, a campaign to raise awareness of homelessness among residents, businesses […]

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