正在墨尔本Greenvale建造一个新的妇女庇护所,以解决日益严重的家庭暴力,因为寻求帮助的妇女有一半以上被拒之门外。 A new women’s shelter is being built in Greenvale, Melbourne, to address rising domestic violence, as over half of women seeking help are turned away.

在墨尔本北部Greenvale的一个社区努力正为家庭暴力幸存者建立该地区首个妇女庇护所, A community effort in Greenvale, Melbourne’s north, is building the region’s first women’s shelter for domestic violence survivors, spurred by a controversy over a nearby bottle shop. Jamie Gray为该项目捐赠了土地,该项目旨在安置6名妇女和儿童。 Jamie Gray donated land for the project, which aims to house six women and children. 由格林瓦勒居民协会和妇女社区收容所牵头的290万美元倡议仍需要资金。 The $2.9 million initiative, led by the Greenvale Residents Association and Women’s Community Shelters, still needs funding. 一半以上寻求避难的妇女被拒之门外,许多妇女被安置在不安全的旅馆里,特别是当家庭暴力事件在Hume等不断增长的郊区上升时。 Over half of women seeking shelter are turned away, and many are placed in unsafe hotels, especially as family violence incidents rise in growing outer suburbs like Hume.