Ms JODIE HARRISON (Charlestown)— Since 1977, Jenny's Place Domestic Violence & Homelessness Support has been helping women and children in the Newcastle area to find safety.

In the forty-five years since their founding, Jenny's Place has been an incredible resource for so many vulnerable women and their children as they flee domestic and family violence and get back on their feet.

They do such extraordinary work in our community. On Wednesday 28 September, I went along to the 45th anniversary celebratory breakfast.

MCed by NBN newsreader Natasha Beyersdorf, we heard from Jenny's Place pioneers Cathy Tate and Wendy Couper. These incredible women and their fellow pioneers have built such a legacy, and it was great to have the opportunity to celebrate what the organisation has achieved so far—and to look forward to what is yet to come.

My thanks to Jenny's Place executive manager Marcia Chapman for organising the event, and I wish to acknowledge the many people who—over the last forty-five years—have contributed to Jenny's Place.

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