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[[File:Rusted Safety House sign (picture 1).JPG|thumb|Dilapidated Safety House sign in Victoria]]<br />
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The '''Safety House Program''' was a national Australian community based and funded program designed for the safety of children while in transit to and from school. Houses and businesses were selected as safe places for children to seek shelter and safety if required. Applicants had to undergo criminal history checks and other checks such as a [[home inspection]], etc.<br />
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==History==<br />
The program was established in [[Dandenong North, Victoria|North Dandenong]], [[Victoria, Australia]] in 1979.<ref name="NSW">{{cite web |url=http://www.policensw.com/info/gen/n17.html |title=New South Wales Police Safety House Program |website=The Thin Blue Line |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110219170640/http://www.policensw.com/info/gen/n17.html |archive-date=19 February 2011 |url-status=dead |access-date=31 July 2019}}</ref> New South Wales took up the program in April, 1984. Safety Houses were denoted by a square yellow plastic sign featuring the Safety House logo.<br />
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The Safety House Program was discontinued in Victoria from 31 July 2013.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/safety-house-program-to-close-20130725-2qmpl.html |title=Safety House program to close |first=Stephen |last=Cauchi |newspaper=The Age |date=25 July 2013 |access-date=31 July 2019}}</ref> The organisation cited changing community trends in their decision to wind up the program, such as the greater number of children being driven to school, and the lower number of stay-at-home parents.<br />
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In [[New South Wales]] the Safety House Program has been discontinued in favour of a new program designed to provide children with simple strategies to help ensure their own personal safety.<ref name="KMS">{{cite web | url-access=limited |archive-url = https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/facebook/218519706184/155552987813842 |archive-date = 2022-04-30| url = https://www.facebook.com/nswpoliceforce/posts/155552987813842?comment_id=1617595 |title = NSW Police Force on Facebook |website=[[Facebook]]}}{{cbignore}}{{User-generated source|certain=yes|date=March 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.australianpolice.com.au/the-safety-house-program/ |title=New South Wales Police Safety House Program |website=Australian Police |date=13 September 2012 |access-date=31 July 2019}}</ref><br />
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As of 2023, the Safety House program still runs independently in [[Western Australia]].<ref>{{cite web |title=About Safety House |url=http://www.safetyhousewa.org.au/about/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160302212847/http://www.safetyhousewa.org.au/about/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=2 March 2016 |access-date=31 July 2019 |website=Safety House WA}}</ref><br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[National Safe Place]] (US)<br />
* [[Block Parent Program]] (Canada)<br />
* [[Neighborhood watch|Neighbourhood watch]]<br />
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==References==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[https://www.mycontainerhouses.com/ Flat-pack Container House]<br />
*[http://www.safetyhousewa.org.au Safety House Western Australia]<br />
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[[Category:Child safety]]<br />
[[Category:1979 establishments in Australia]]<br />
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