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Women are one of the fastest-growing groups seeking support from Hutt St Centre. Since 2021, the number of women seeking our support has increased by 77 per cent. The Australian Bureau of Statistics estimates that approximately 3,936 women are experiencing homelessness across South Australia. In 2025, Hutt St Centre supported 528 women. Rosalie Rendu Safe Place is being established in response to this growing and urgent need. 

For many women, accessing support can be difficult. Experiences of domestic and family violence, sexual violence, and trauma can make mixed-gender environments feel unsafe or overwhelming. These barriers can be even greater for women caring for children. 

Rosalie Rendu Safe Place will offer a safe, private and welcoming environment where women and their children can access support tailored to their needs. Working alongside existing services, it will strengthen referral pathways across the homelessness, housing, health and domestic and family violence sectors.  

Through strategic partnerships, it will complement existing services, helping women access the right support at the right time and move towards safety, stability and independence. 

Almost half of South Australia’s homeless population are women, with an estimated 3,936 women experiencing homelessness. This highlights the significant need for safe, accessible and appropriate pathways to support. 

While South Australia has crisis accommodation and specialist support services, there is currently no comparable purpose-designed daytime wellbeing centre where women experiencing or at risk of homelessness can access practical assistance, housing support and connections to specialist services in one location, alongside their children. 

Rosalie Rendu Safe Place will help address this gap. Experienced case managers will provide coordinated support and connect women with health, financial and family services. By helping women access assistance earlier, Rosalie Rendu Safe Place will also help reduce reliance on emergency services. 

Working in partnership with existing services, Rosalie Rendu Safe Place will strengthen referral pathways across the homelessness, housing, health and domestic and family violence sectors, helping women and their children move towards safety, stability and independence. 

Rosalie Rendu Safe Place will provide a safe and welcoming environment where women can access practical support and connect with the services they need to move forward from homelessness. 

Support will include: 

• Meals, showers, laundry facilities and essential items; 
• help to find and maintain safe housing; 
• case management and personalised support; 
• healthcare, mental health and wellbeing services; 
• domestic and family violence support and safety planning; 
• legal, financial, employment and education assistance 
• secure storage and lockers; 
• and family-friendly spaces and opportunities to build community connections. 

Designed using a trauma-informed approach, the centre will provide a safe environment where women, including those with children, can seek support with dignity, privacy and confidence. Features such as controlled access, private rooms and dedicated family spaces will help ensure women feel secure while accessing the assistance they need. 

Questions or concerns about Rosalie Rendu Safe Place, its premises or its operations can be emailed to info@huttstcentre.org.au at any time.  

The inbox is monitored during business hours. Concerns will be recorded, assessed, and referred to the appropriate Executive Manager. Hutt St Centre will generally provide an initial response within seven to ten business days, with urgent operational or safety matters prioritised. 

People sleeping rough in the Adelaide CBD, North Adelaide or surrounding parklands can be reported through Street Connect.  

Concerns about public spaces, waste, abandoned items, footpaths or local amenities can be lodged through the City of Adelaide’s Report an Issue service.  

People seeking homelessness assistance can contact Homeless Connect SA on 1800 003 308 at any time. 

Suspected criminal or threatening behaviour should be reported to SAPOL on 131 444. For immediate danger or a medical emergency, call 000. 

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