Women fleeing violence only able to afford one suburb in Melbourne: Melton

By Miki Perkins
Updated April 29 2015 - 3:08pm, first published 2:38pm
Domestic violence: where are victims  going to find sanctuary? Photo: JOHN GOMEZ
Domestic violence: where are victims going to find sanctuary? Photo: JOHN GOMEZ
Bernadette, (left, with a family member) and her daughter Thalia (centre), who have both had to relocate. Photo: Simon O'Dwyer
Bernadette, (left, with a family member) and her daughter Thalia (centre), who have both had to relocate. Photo: Simon O'Dwyer
Melton, 45 kilometres west of Melbourne's centre.
Melton, 45 kilometres west of Melbourne's centre.
Photograph Simon O'Dwyer. The Age Newspaper. 240415. Bernadette with her daughter Tahlia (green top) who have both had to relocate because their husband/father was very abusive. Photograph taken in their backyard in Melbourne. Photo: Simon_O'Dwyer
Photograph Simon O'Dwyer. The Age Newspaper. 240415. Bernadette with her daughter Tahlia (green top) who have both had to relocate because their husband/father was very abusive. Photograph taken in their backyard in Melbourne. Photo: Simon_O'Dwyer

If you were a woman, with children, fleeing a violent relationship, where in Melbourne would you find an affordable place to live?

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