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INSPIRATION House Services are celebrating 27 years of assisting women fleeing domestic violence on the eve of the closure of its service Dubbo Women's Housing.
Administration assistant of the Dubbo Domestic Violence Counselling Service at Inspiration House Vicki Adams, said Inspiration House would like to invite those who had been associated with Inspirations House to Westside Hotel on December 10.
Attendees should arrive at 6pm for a 6.30 start and the celebration will feature archive information about the facilities, Ms Adams said.
"Over the years we have had a lot of people associated with Inspiration House, if someone was on our management committee give us a call if they'd like to come along give us a call."
Last year Inspiration House lost the tender and Dubbo Women's Housing has been forced to close.
Inspiration House encompassed Dubbo Women's Housing, the Dubbo and Wellington Domestic Violence Counselling Services, Inspiration House Cobar Case Management and Inspiration House Coonamble Case Management.
Inspiration House Cobar Case Management and Inspiration House Coonamble Case Management were taken over by CentaCare Wilcannia Forbes and Mission Australia respectively.
Dubbo Women's Housing has been taken over by Orana Support Service Inc.
Ms Adams said it was hard to be packing up the building and all its memories.
"It's the end of an era. It's very sad, it's been really sad seeing everything being packed up," she said.
Inspiration House started at Dubbo Women's Housing in September 1987 from just a $3000 grant.
Since then women have been able to come to the "homely environment" in time of crisis, said Ms Adams.
"Women in crisis could come here and gather their thoughts and talk if they wanted to talk, find out what was happening and see how we could help them, if they needed help going to the police station, there was a solicitor in here with court support," she said.
"A lot of people that we've helped here over the years have gone on to work in welfare services and go on to put a bit back into the community.
"It was designed to help women with housing and empower them."
The Dubbo Violence Prevention Collective was started through Dubbo Women's Housing, which then created the court support service, the Western Women's Domestic Violence Court Advocacy Service, Ms Adams said.
"It's done some good things in the community and helped a lot of women," she said.
"If it wasn't for this service there wouldn't be court support."
Those wanting to attend the celebration should notify Ms Adams on 6882 7331.