In recent years, MORE than one woman a week has been killed by a current or former intimate partner or close family member.
At any given time, Impact estimates that there are at least 2,500 Victorian women and their children, hiding in a refuge as a direct result of extreme domestic violence.
For almost 20 years, Impact has been operating from Melbourne to support women and children throughout Victoria to escape extreme violence at home. A completely volunteer-run organisation, their goal is simple – offer support in meaningful ways to women and children in crisis, while advocating for societal change.
They do this by providing gifts and services that are practical, grassroots and common-sense. By doing so, they aim to create a more caring and compassionate society one woman, one child, one Bag of Love, one gift at a time. By providing gifts and services with dignity, Impact’s recipients can envision the possibility of a happier and safer future.
Beaumaris Rotary is a proud supporter of Impact and has donated funds to the organisation, participated in many packing and wrapping days at the Sandringham warehouse and helped deliver of Bags of Love to locations around Victoria.
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Club 2023/4 Contribution
- Volunteer hours are the hours spent by Beaumaris Rotary members, partners and supporters delivering service projects and raising funds. Valued at $34,566 (based on the Australian minimum wage of $23.23 per hour).
- Funds allocated is the expenditure to support service projects and community causes.
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For more than 60 years Sandringham Hospital has been attending to the medical and surgical needs of Bayside and the surrounding community. The hospital provides healthcare in emergency, paediatrics, general medicine and outpatient clinics to more than 70,000 people each year.
The hospital also plays an important role in the delivery of women’s and children’s health services providing a 20-bed maternity ward, birthing suites, breastfeeding support and a special care nursery, managed through a unique partnership with The Royal Women’s Hospital.
Sandringham Hospital has been a major beneficiary of the Bayside Charity Golf Days run by Beaumaris Rotary with our event partners Black Rocks Sports Auxiliary. Proceeds from last May’s event are going towards the purchase of vital ophthalmology assessment equipment to enable ophthalmology outpatient clinics at Sandringham Hospital for the first time.
The hospital is the only public cataract surgery service in Bayside and the surrounding area. This means that patients receiving cataract surgery at Sandringham Hospital will no longer need to travel to The Alfred for their pre and post surgery appointments. With a growing and ageing population, the demand for care continues to rise.