Ballarat & Bendigo

Welcome to Ballarat and Bendigo Grandmothers for Refugees

We are grandmothers from Bendigo and Ballarat raising awareness about human rights and the freedoms of all people. The Grandmothers came together seven years ago, concerned about the plight of refugee children. Video clip here

Ballarat Grandmothers activities can be found here and on Facebook
Email Ballarat:   grandmothersballarat@gmail.com

Bendigo Grandmothers activities can be found here and on Facebook
Email Bendigo:  gadrc.bendigo@gmail.com

The Grandmothers demands of the 47th Parliament

• End all forms of detention for refugee children
• End refugee family separation
• Safely resettle all Manus and Nauru refugees 
• Ensure all refugee children and their families seeking asylum are held no longer than 72 hours to enable basic identity and health checks.

Writing letters to Politicians? Here are some useful email addresses:

MP for Ballarat – Catherine.King.MP@aph.gov.au
MP for Bendigo – Lisa.Chesters.MP@aph.gov.au

Victorian Senators:
senator.ciccone@aph.gov.au
senator.henderson@aph.gov.au
senator.hume@aph.gov.au
senator.kitching@aph.gov.au
senator.mckenzie@aph.gov.au
senator.paterson@aph.gov.au
senator.rice@aph.gov.au
senator.van@aph.gov.au
senator.walsh@aph.gov.au

Grandmothers for Refugees https://www.grandmothersforrefugees.com/