Helping women rebuild their lives

A Moreton Bay support group which helps women rebuild their lives after domestic and family violence, has been given $150,000 for vital programs.

The State Government funding will enable the Miracle Mums Movement, a survivor-led charity based in Redcliffe, deliver peer wellness workshops.

This 12-month Women’s Wellbeing Program has workshops and supportive community spaces for women across the Moreton Bay region.

Workshops help women heal, regain confidence and reconnect after trauma with tools for emotional resilience, rebuilding self-esteem and developing supportive networks, critical factors in preventing isolation and breaking cycles of abuse.

“Women who have endured domestic and family violence deserve every opportunity to rebuild their lives with dignity, confidence and hope,” State Member for Redcliffe Kerri-Anne Dooley said.

“These peer workshops create a safe space where survivors are understood, supported, and empowered by others who have walked a similar path.”

The funding follows a meeting with current Minister for Child Safety and the Prevention of Domestic and Family Violence of Queensland Amanda Camm.

Before the 2024 state election the Miracle Mums Movement outlined its vision for supporting local women and believing in them to create recovery pathway.

“Miracle Mums was created from lived experience and a simple belief women who have survived abuse deserve more than crisis support,” Lou Feltham Smith, Founder and President of the Movement, said.

“They deserve the space to rebuild, reconnect with themselves and create the life they truly want.”