Domestic Violence

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In July 2024, the Bathurst Community Safety Committee, in conjunction with key community stakeholders, identified the need to raise awareness of domestic violence within the community.

The Red Bench Project was the first campaign under the Bathurst Community Safety Plan. The Red Bench Project was established in 2019 in partnership with the Red Rose Foundation and has seen four red benches installed in Kings Parade, Machattie Park, Haymarket Reserve, and the Kelso Community Hub. The presence of a red bench aims to raise public awareness that domestic violence occurs in all communities.

This June, Bathurst Regional Council is encouraging the Bathurst community to take a picture on a red bench in Bathurst and share it to social media to promote awareness of domestic violence. 

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Bathurst Regional Council is registered with DV Safe Phone to deliver the DV Safe Phone Box program. The aim of this program is to have old mobile phones donated through the DV Safe Phone Boxes to be recycled as mobile devices for victim-survivors of Domestic and Family Violence (DFV).

For DFV victim-survivors, access to a safe phone can mean the difference between life and death. Perpetrators often use phones to control and monitor their victims, leaving them isolated and without a secure way to keep in contact with friends and family or seek help.

Council Safe Phone drop of locations:

• Bathurst Regional Council – Civic Centre (ground floor)
• Bathurst Library

Your phone will be refurbished and provided to someone in need, ensuring they have a safe way to reach help and support services.

Prior to donating a phone, please make sure that you sanitise the phone by erasing all personal data. For information on how to sanitise your phone, please go to Donate Phones - Save Lives. 

Local organisations can register with DV Safe Phones to become a donation point for old phones or distributor of phones to clients by contacting the DV Safe Phones program -  DV Safe Phone - Donate Phones, Donate Funds