Women’s Centre Christmas Appeal 2024
The annual Stirling Women's Centre Christmas Appeal is back in 2024 to support local families in times of crisis this festive season.
The annual Stirling Women's Centre Christmas Appeal is back in 2024 to support local families in times of crisis this festive season.
The Stirling Women's Centre – which will celebrate its 46th year of service in 2025 – has supported thousands of families who have experienced family and domestic violence (FDV) by providing short term accommodation and support services.
The centre also manages the Safe at Home program, which offers support for women and children to stay in their own home if it is safe to do so.
- Please only donate new, unwrapped items: The gift you donate may be the only present someone receives this Christmas. Donations of wrapping paper and gift bags are gratefully appreciated
- Consider older age groups: We always receive gifts for younger children but often run out of gifts for teenagers and parents
- We gratefully accept gift cards and vouchers: They are ideal gifts for teenagers and they allow a parent to purchase a gift their child wants or needs
- Non-perishable food donations are welcome: Donations of food with long-expiry dates or supermarket gift vouchers will help families struggling to afford basic food over the festive season.
To contribute to the appeal, unwrapped gifts can be placed in specially marked collection points at the following locations between Monday 18 November and Friday 13 December 2024:
- City of Stirling Administration Centre
25 Cedric Street, Stirling - City of Stirling Operations Centre
16 Natalia Way, Balcatta - Stirling Leisure - Inglewood
62 Alexander Drive, Inglewood - Stirling Leisure - Balga
109 Princess Road, Balga - Stirling Leisure - Scarborough Beach
171 The Esplanade, Scarborough - Stirling Leisure - Mirrabooka
28 Ashbury Crescent, Mirrabooka - All six Stirling Libraries – Dianella, Inglewood, Karrinyup, Mirrabooka, Osborne and Scarborough.
Families in need of Stirling Women’s Centre services can phone (08) 9205 7375 on weekdays from 8.30am to 5.00pm or on weekends/public holidays from 12.30pm to 5.00pm.
To learn more about how the City of Stirling supports families experiencing family and domestic violence, visit the Family and domestic violence support page. If you are experiencing an emergency situation, always use 000. Other useful resources are:
- Police emergency 000 or non-emergency 131 444
- Crisis Care (08) 9223 1111
- Women’s Domestic Violence Helpline 1800 007 339
- Men’s Domestic Violence Helpline 1800 000 599
- Sexual Assault Resource Centre (SARC) 1800 199 888 or (08) 6458 1828 (24hr emergency line)
- Lifeline 13 11 14
- Beyond Blue 1300 224 636
- Meth Helpline 1800 874 878.
