THE HALL OF FAME

To celebrate 50 years of women’s refuges in Australia, we're honouring the women who have kept the refuge movement alive. These unsung heroines have kept refuges running, often with limited (or even no) funds and have saved the lives of thousands of women and children.

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We'll be awarding 50 'Elsie' Awards, one for each year since the founding of Elsie Women's Refuge in 1974, to women nominated by our community.

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Congratulations to the recipients of our 'Elsie' Awards:

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Vicky Quinlan, NSW

Tania Smith, NSW

Yvonne Wilson, NSW

Sharon Neeme, NSW

Nav Navratil, NSW

Marion Hosking, NSW

Aileen Mountifield, NSW

Larissa Ellis, NT

Jane Hughes, NSW

Rae Giffin, NSW

Diana Beaton, Victoria

Bernadette O'Byrne, QLD

Bobbie Townsend, NSW

Mel Rowe, WA

Bernadette Wright, QLD

Vicki Lachlan, SA

Annette Scott, NSW

Robyn Martin, ACT

Josie Gregory, NSW

Jenny Huxley, NSW

Aunty Bronwyn Penrith, NSW

Women's Liberation Halfway House Founders, Victoria

Christine Robinson, NSW

Hazell Cowan, NSW

Rokaya Nabulsi, Victoria

Maggie Toko, Victoria

Naime Cevik, NSW

Rhonda Baker, Victoria

Nyibol Deng, Victoria

Nesli Cessar, QLD

Jane Brock, NSW

Lyne Booth, QLD

Kelda Oppermann, WA

Kelly-ann Tansley, SA

Kathleen Edwards, NSW

Renee Ryan, NSW

Kathleen Hope, QLD

Deirdre Flynn, SA

Trish O'Donohue, QLD

Kedy Kristal, WA

Kellyanne Andy, Victoria

June Wilson, NSW

Mary Ronayne, NSW

Rowena Puertollano, WA

Helen Oxenham OAM, SA

Vivian Stavis, NSW

Sonya Button, NSW

Farah Assafiri, NSW

Petrina Slater, WA

Elsie Women's Refuge Collective, NSW