DV Safe Phone

18/10/2026

Thank you to Leeanne Ballinger and the entire team at Inner Wheel District A53, for inviting Ashton to speak at your conference in Maroochydore yesterday AND for the donation of over 200 mobile phones, collected through so many incredible Inner Wheel clubs 💜📱📱📱

15/10/2026

Wearing our partnerships with pride! 💜
A huge thank you to Arely Carrion and the ClubsNSW (Your local club) team for welcoming Ashton Wood (Founder and CEO), and Nikki Firmin (Community & Corporate Partnerships) to the recent ClubsNSW conference on the Gold Coast!

It was a fantastic opportunity to connect with clubs already making a real difference through financial support, hosting DV Safe Phone collection boxes and helping us connect with local frontline services.

And Ashton certainly dressed for the occasion! 💜

He wore a very special suit featuring the names of clubs that have generously donated to DV Safe Phone. A fun way to recognise the incredible support we've received from the club community!

We also loved catching up with Stacy Jane from Escabags Australia and Chris Boyle from Standbyu, two organisations doing important work supporting people experiencing domestic and family violence.

What stood out most was the genuine enthusiasm from clubs wanting to do even more for their communities.

Thank you to ClubsNSW and every club supporting DV Safe Phone. Your generosity and community connections help us turn unused phones into Safe Phones and reach more people across Australia.

And to all the clubs featured on Ashton's suit, thank you for being part of our story! 💜

14/10/2026

💜 Our phones connect us to friends, family, work, services and support. But technology can also be used as part of abuse.

It can be used to harass or threaten someone, monitor their activity, track their location or facilitate sexual violence and coercive control. eSafety Commissioner research has found technology-facilitated abuse is a significant issue within family, domestic and sexual violence in Australia.

That's one of the reasons safe, private communication matters.

For someone experiencing domestic and family violence, access to a separate Safe Phone can provide another way to communicate with trusted people and connect with support.

This Sexual Violence Awareness Month, we're helping raise awareness that abuse doesn't only happen face-to-face. Sometimes technology is part of the abuse too.

If you believe your phone is being monitored or tracked, eSafety advises that it may be safer to seek help using a trusted person's phone.

13/10/2026

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Every ticket sold helps DV Safe Phone provide safe, reliable mobile phones to people experiencing domestic and family violence.

🎉 Early Bird Draw: Thursday, 5 November 2026

Purchase your ticket and support DV Safe Phone here: https://www.playforpurpose.com.au/dv-safe-phone

impact

Help domestic violence survivors stay safe and keep e-waste out of landfill!

12/10/2026

Meet Jackie, one of our superstar volunteers helping turn donated phones into something more! 💜

Jackie has a huge heart. Alongside volunteering with DV Safe Phone since last year, she generously gives her time to several charities across the Sunshine Coast and helps care for her 90-year-old neighbour.

We're incredibly lucky to have her as part of our team!

At DV Safe Phone, Jackie is our superstar phone processor, carefully unpacking and sorting donated phones, recording each donation and identifying which devices can move on to testing and potential refurbishment, and which need to be responsibly recycled.

And as you can see, the phones are here!

What we need now is the funding to turn suitable donated devices into Safe Phones and get them into the hands of people experiencing domestic and family violence through frontline services.

$100 funds one Safe Phone Kit, helping cover the work needed to test, securely erase, repair, prepare and distribute a donated device. It's a fraction of the cost of a new phone and gives existing technology another purpose, helping reduce e-waste too.

This Christmas, help Jackie and our team turn this pile of donated phones into safe connections.

The phones are here. Your gift puts them into safe hands. 💜

Give the Gift of Connection this Christmas.

Donate: https://dvsafephone.org/donate-funds

08/10/2026

💜 A powerful reminder of why safe communication matters

Our newest DV Safe Phone Ambassador, Kym, had a wonderful evening presenting to the Byron Bay Rotary Club recently.

Kym led an engaging conversation about technology-facilitated abuse and the importance of safe communication for people experiencing domestic and family violence.

The impact of this work was brought to life by Damian Farrell, Manager of Fletcher Street Cottage, who shared a message from his colleague Suzanne about a woman their team had supported earlier that day.

She had fled a violent partner with only the clothes she was wearing and had been forced to leave her phone behind because it was being tracked.

Thankfully, Fletcher Street Cottage was able to provide her with a DV Safe Phone and 12 months of credit, giving her a private way to communicate and helping her use her next Centrelink payment for essentials like food and accommodation rather than replacing her phone.

It’s a powerful reminder that a Safe Phone is more than a device. Access to private, safe communication can help someone connect with support and begin taking their next steps.

To finish the evening, Kym and Damian added another donated mobile to the DV Safe Phone collection box at Byron Bay Services Club 📱💜

A huge thank you to the Rotary Club of Byron Bay for welcoming Kym, to Damian and Suzanne for sharing this story, and to Fletcher Street Cottage for being there when safe connection was needed.

Together, we can help make safe communication more accessible to people experiencing domestic and family violence. 💜

07/10/2026

📱 Your old phone could help change someone's future.

Community Care Foundation is now an Authorised DV Safe Phone Drop Location.

If you have an old mobile phone tucked away in a drawer, don't throw it out—donate it.

DV Safe Phone refurbishes donated mobile phones and provides them, free of charge, to people impacted by domestic and family violence. A safe phone can be a vital lifeline, helping someone contact emergency services, support networks, family or friends when they need it most.

📍 Simply drop your old mobile phone into our collection box at:
Community Care Foundation
75 Lennox Street, Maryborough

Every donation helps reduce e-waste while making a real difference to someone who needs it.

Together, we can help ensure every call for help is heard. 💜

🌐 communitycarefoundation.org.au



Photo description: A DV Safe Phone collection box is displayed inside Community Care Foundation's office, ready to accept donated mobile phones for people impacted by domestic and family violence.

07/10/2026

🎟️ LAST CHANCE! Win a $350,000 first prize while supporting DV Safe Phone. 💜

There’s still time to grab a Play For Purpose raffle ticket, with tickets starting from just $10.

By purchasing a ticket in support of DV Safe Phone, you’ll help fund Safe Phones for Australians escaping domestic and family violence, while going in the draw for an incredible $350,000 first prize.

⏰ Tickets close 8pm AEST, Thursday 8 October 2026.

🎉 Drawn 10am AEST, Monday 12 October 2026.

Don’t miss your chance to play for a purpose. 💜

👉 Purchase your ticket and support DV Safe Phone here: https://www.playforpurpose.com.au/dv-safe-phone

06/10/2026

💜 Safe Phones, Ready When Needed 💜

Our Head of Community & Corporate Partnerships, Nikki Firmin, recently caught up with Samantha Schulte, Founder and CEO of The Survivor Service in Townsville, with another delivery of DV Safe Phone Kits.

The Survivor Service is a survivor-led organisation supporting people impacted by domestic, family and sexual violence across North Queensland. Through lived expertise, professional knowledge and advocacy, Sam and her team help victim-survivors access support while reclaiming choice, autonomy and control over their futures.

And now they have another supply of Safe Phones ready for people who need them. 📱

For someone experiencing domestic and family violence, access to safe communication can provide a private way to contact emergency services, speak with a caseworker, access housing or financial assistance, and stay connected with people they trust.

This is why our Frontline Agency Partners are such an important part of the DV Safe Phone network. They help ensure Safe Phones reach victim-survivors safely, through the services already supporting them.

Thank you, Sam and The Survivor Service, for the important work you do and for helping us provide safe communication to more people across North Queensland. For more information on The Survivor Service, please visit their website: www.thesurvivorservice.com.au 💜

05/10/2026

140 phones, ready for their next purpose. 💜

A huge thank you to Commonwealth Bank for donating 140 mobile phones to DV Safe Phone.

But a donated phone isn’t a Safe Phone just yet.

Each phone needs to be tested, securely erased, repaired where needed, prepared and distributed through frontline domestic and family violence services before it can reach someone who needs it.

As we head towards Christmas, that's where our community can help.

This Christmas, $100 can fund one Safe Phone and help turn a donated device into a safe connection for someone experiencing domestic and family violence.

The phones are here. Your gift helps put them into safe hands. 💜

https://dvsafephone.org/donate-funds