Southern Women's Action Network SWAN

17/06/2026

📣 Tomorrow 18th of June any donations made between 8am - 8pm will be TRIPLED

29/05/2026

Something More Than Tea & Scones - a poem by Fran Rule. Video by Yanni Dellaportas . Celebrating 30 years of SWAN 🦢🦢🦢

28/05/2026

It’s National Reconciliation Week. This year’s theme is 'All In'. It's a time for heartfelt acknowledgment, meaningful dialogue, and a renewed commitment to walking together on this path. As we move forward, lets embrace the spirit of unity and shared purpose that defines this important week.

24/05/2026

SWAN’s 30th Anniversary ✨

04/05/2026

Please Email Senior Ministers

We’re closer than ever – investor tax breaks are on the table. Now we need to lock it in.

Senior government sources have confirmed that negative gearing and the CGT discount are actively being considered this Budget.

This is the clearest sign yet that real reform is possible. But the next few days will be critical.

✍️ Send a message to Senior Ministers calling for an end to investor tax breaks and investment in public and community housing at scale.

Click on the link below 👇 there’s a template and all the details you’ll need

It’s time to fix the system: end unfair investor handouts, starting with the short-stay loophole, and redirect this funding into the affordable homes we need.

27/04/2026

We asked Nepean by-election candidates to:

a) Sign this pledge ONLY IF they actively support the requests listed.

b) Post a photo of themselves holding it on their social media sites.

Before you vote check the socials of your preferred candidate to see if they signed it.

N.B. SWAN is not affiliated with any political party or candidate.

30/03/2026

Please donate if you can. Sharing this post or the link to donate will also help. The link can be found at the bottom of the post.

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29/03/2026

Belonging. Connection. Community.

This Neighbour Day let’s look out for each other and build a community where no one is left behind.

27/03/2026

🚨 The Ranch is being demolished - the ONLY crisis accommodation on the Mornington Peninsula.

Right now, our region already has the highest number of people sleeping rough in Victoria 📊

People are sleeping in cars, tents along the foreshore — not by choice, there is nowhere else to go.

For years, SWAN has been calling on the State Government for our fair share of funding to address this crisis.

We cannot stay silent while people are left without shelter.

Link to watch Channel 9 News story in the comments below ⬇️

👉 We need you to act.

Please write to the State Government and tell them:

• The demolition of The Ranch is leaving our community without crisis accommodation
• People are being forced to sleep rough on the foreshore
• The Mornington Peninsula is in a housing and homelessness crisis

⚠️ Demand urgent action

• Immediate crisis accommodation
• Funding to build safe transitional housing for women and children
• Real investment in public housing
• Funding for our 3 Community Support Centres
• Outreach workers and wraparound support services

📧 Contact your state representatives:

Harriet Shing MP (Minister for Housing)
[email protected]

Tom McIntosh MP
[email protected]

Renee Heath MP
[email protected]

Melina Bath MP
[email protected]

Jeff Bourman MP
[email protected]

Paul Mercurio MP
[email protected]

Chris Crewther MP
[email protected]

Housing is a human right ✊
The Mornington Peninsula deserves its fair share. Harriet Shing MP

21/03/2026

Celebrating 12 years of Willum Warrain Aboriginal Association ❤️💛🖤