Thank you for making a report

If this is an emergency, please phone 000 or contact Newtown Police Phone: 02 9550 8199

You are always in control of what happens next. Getting support does not mean you have to make a formal report.

If you would like to talk to staff or if you would like the College to take action, please talk to the Dean of Students or send us an email on respect@thewomenscollege.edu.au

Our Response

When you come to us, we will:

✓ Listen to you in a trauma-informed, person-centred way
✓ Prioritise your safety and wellbeing
✓ Explain your options and respect your choices
✓ Connect you with specialist support services
✓ Help you access academic adjustments if needed
✓ Develop a safety plan with you
✓ Keep your information confidential unless you choose to share it or there’s an immediate safety risk

Other support services:

Emergency College, University and external support contacts

In an emergency, you should contact emergency services by dialling triple zero (000).

If you feel unsafe on campus or are concerned for someone else’s safety you can also contact Protective Services on 9351 3333, 24 hours a day.

College contacts

Senior Resident Assistant (after hours) – 0421 016 454
Tiffany Donnelly, Principal – t.donnelly@thewomenscollege.edu.au | 9517 5002
Rebecca Sheehan, Vice Principal – viceprincipal@thewomenscollege.edu.au | 9517 5028
Meredith Garlick, Dean of Students – m.garlick@thewomenscollege.edu.au | 9517 5011

University of Sydney support services

Safer Communities Office

To report sexual harm or gender-based violence, contact the University’s Safer Communities Office:

online anytime on the University’s ‘Sexual Harm and Gender-based Violence’ web page;
by email at safer-communities.officer@sydney.edu.au; or
by calling + 61 2 8627 6808 or 1800 SYD HLP (1800 793 457) from 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday.

Office of Child Safety

If the conduct involves a child, you can make a report to the University’s Office of Child Safety by email at child-safety@sydney.edu.au

Support services for UNSW, UTS, ACU, Notre Dame and Macquarie are listed in the Women’s College Student Handbook

External support services

If you have experienced sexual harm or gender-based violence, you might find these external support services helpful:

NSW Police
If you believe a criminal offence has occurred, you can make a report by:

calling the Police assistance line: 131 444
completing an online SARO (Sexual Assault Reporting Option) form.

Newtown Police – 9550 8199
Marrickville Police and Domestic Violence Unit – 9568 9299

eSafety Commissioner

If the conduct involves online harm, you can make a report by completing an online form. https://www.esafety.gov.au/report/forms

Full Stop Australia on 1800 FULL STOP (1800 385 578) or https://fullstop.org.au/get-help, 24 hours a day, online counselling service available

1800RESPECT (1800 737 732) National Sexual Assault, Domestic Family Violence Counselling Service or online via www.1800respect.org.au, 24 hours a day;

Lifeline 13 11 14 or www.lifeline.org.au (online chat or video also available 7pm – midnight);

Survivor Hub www.survivorhub.org.au (support services for victins of sexual assault including ‘MeetUps’)

NSW Rape Crisis Centre 1800 424 017 or 9819 6565 www.nswraprcrisis.com.au (24 hour telephone and online crisis counselling)

Mental Health Line (NSW) 1800 011 511 (24 hours);

Suicide Callback Service 1300 659 467 orwww.suicidecallbackservice.org.au (online chat or video also available 24 hours);

Blueknot Helpline – for those suffering complex trauma – 1300 657 380 (Available Mon-Sun, 9am-5pm AEST, including public holidays) or email on helpline@blueknot.org.au;

NSW Health Sexual Assault Services

https://www.health.nsw.gov.au/parvan/sexualassault/Pages/health-sasservices

Royal Prince Alfred (RPA) Hospital Sexual Assault Service on 9515 9040
(Monday to Friday) or 9515 6111 (after hours). Counselling and medicalservices are available for anyone who has been sexually assaulted. Campus Security can arrange transport to RPA.

13 Yarn – crisis support for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people – 13 92 76 (24 hours a day).

Mudgin-gal Women’s Centre Redfern on (02) 9698 1173 or email reception@mudgin-gal.org.au.

Wirringa Baiya Aboriginal Women’s Legal Centre on 1800 686 587 (free call) or email info@wirringabaiya.org.au.

QLife – peer support for LGBTQIA+ people – 1800 184 527 3pm to midnight every day.

TransHub – information and support for trans and gender diverse people –

https://www.transhub.org.au/sexual-assault.

NSW Anti-Slavery Commissioner – Call 1800 FREEDOM (1800 3733366) or email antislavery@dcj.nsw.gov.au for confidential support and assistance to report modern slavery.

Translating and interpreting services – The National Relay Service (NRS) can help you if you are d/Deaf or find it hard to hear or speak to hearing people on the phone. Call 13 14 50 and ask them to contact 1800RESPECT.