Issue No 97 | 25 May 2001 | |
NewsUnion Acts to Save Leichhardt RefugeBy Greg Turner
Australian Services Union members will be holding crisis talks with the Department of Community Services on Monday, 28 May, in an attempt to save the Inner West's only refuge for young women in crisis. The ASU members will present the department with a rescue plan for the Young Peoples Refuge (Leichhardt) where five staff members were given notice of its closure by a new Committee of Management earlier this week. ASU Branch Secretary Luke Foley condemned the proposed closure and urged the State Government to support the union members' rescue plan: "This 24 hour a day refuge currently shelters six young women in crisis every night." "Many are fleeing domestic and other violence and the refuge provides them with emergency shelter as well as immediate support and referral to other relevant services." Staff at the refuge said they are not accepting the decision to close it. A meeting of staff held on Wednesday, 23 May, resolved to make the following statement: "We take young women from right across the State and we look at every referral. We have provided shelter for young indigenous girls fleeing violence in country New South Wales as well as girls from non-English speaking backgrounds. Our service is highly needed and essential. We are outraged the new management committee would even consider closing such a vital service."
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