We wanted to give a shout out this month to some of people and organisations that make a difference to what we can do here at Bonnie’s. The Footpath Library is one of them. They help our work here so much by providing free books for the women and children we work with. The Footpath […]

If you had never seen an airplane before, you would probably think it was impossible to fly. If you’ve never heard of women who were historically significant, would you believe you could become one? Women on the Walls and Women of the Rising are two projects from the Royal Irish Academy. Both are about acknowledging […]

As parents and caregivers, we often underestimate our children’s ability to learn at a young age. What we fail to recognise is that our young children are actually GENIUSES. In this TED Talk, Dr Laura Schulz shows that children observe and receive the information we give them. The results are quite amazing.  As demonstrated in […]

You probably know that we help women to find private housing – sometimes for the very first time. It can be hard to find somewhere to rent in Sydney, so we thought we’d share our top tips. Some things to consider when you are inspecting a house: Do you need to be close to public […]

Last year we received a generous donation from Mt Pritchard and District Community Club Ltd (Mounties) to refurbish one of our spaces and we voted unanimously to create a teenage hang out. I was given the re-design task: firstly because I’m a child worker and secondly because I’ve had a lot of experience as a […]

  Our EO, Tracy Phillips, tells the story “ Towards the end of last year, I picked up the phone to a very surprising offer from a local company in Wetherill Park.  Helen, who works in HR at ParexDavco had read on our website that we had transitional houses and got an idea that her […]

Written from a conversation with volunteer Kerry Newdick. Kerry talks about her ‘Pampering Days’. “I remember one woman said that it was just like an angel coming to visit… how special is that?” Bonnie’s is my volunteer work. I bring my massage tables, my make up kit, my skin care and I call it a ‘mobile, […]

Imagine having to leave your home because you didn’t feel safe. Imagine if you and your children had to get out as quickly as possible and leave EVERYTHING behind. You know material possessions are not your priority, physical safety is paramount. So you say goodbye to all your personal belongings, your clothes and furniture. This […]

…and that’s a good thing! When we hear the topic of domestic violence it is an automatic response to think of the negative connotations. Domestic violence is a serious issue but the one positive aspect that I would like to direct your attention to right now is this amazing performance by Bankstown Public School. Domestic […]

I’m always on the look out for cool, creative and heartfelt community responses to social problems. There are actually a lot of them about! So I thought you might like to read more about this unconventional community response to homelessness in the USA. Called Tiny Houses, these small, one room ‘houses’ are mobile and are […]

I wrote those words back in July last year in a piece about the human toll of domestic violence. Following White Ribbon Day and the substantial media coverage about this human toll, it’s evident to all Australians that ‘our’ crisis is not terrorism and it’s not sharks but ‘this plague’. Since writing that article, I […]

I had been studying Community Services at NSI institute and it was coming up to student placement time. After calling many services I was able to gain a position at Bonnies Support Services. I was feeling anxious, nervous and afraid of what lay ahead, but I shouldn’t have been, the staff at Bonnie’s are wonderful […]