Hobart Shelter Doubles Capacity for Violence Survivors

0:00Hobart Women's Shelter just locked in major funding to nearly double its spots for women and kids escaping family violence. They turned away 822 applicants last year because demand is through the roof. Now with upgraded communal areas like therapy rooms, play spaces, and round the clock support. It's a game changer built on trauma-informed design. State and federal cash is flowing in $3.08 million from the Commonwealth and $6 million from Holmes, Tasmania, for 15 new. Two bedroom units right on site. Construction could kick off in the coming months, bumping capacity from 15 women and 54 kids to almost twice that. The shelter's CEO points out the biggest barrier keeping women in abusive spots is nowhere safe to crash. Families stay around 13 weeks on average, but some hang on for a full year waiting for social housing, creating real bottlenecks everywhere. Pennsylvania's got some of the highest rates of domestic violence in Australia, yet funding

1:00commitments are lagging hard. A recent report shows the state's budget slice for gender equality dropped to 0.9%, second worst nationally, with calls for more in the. Uplumbing May budget. These upgrades bring much-needed relief to Southern Tasmania, but leaders stress matching investments up north and west, plus training and wraparound. Care, because bricks alone, won't cut it when lives are on the line. I'm Corey with The Story, and you've been listening to City News Today, AI-powered