Your old phone could save a life.

Coffs City Rotary partners with DV Safe Phone.

Every three minutes, someone in Australia calls for emergency help due to domestic violence.
Yet many victims can’t call at all – their phones are often taken, broken, or monitored by perpetrators. At DV Safe Phone, we’re working toward a future where every victim has the freedom to safely call for help when they need it – through sustainable technology.

By repurposing donated phones into secure, untraceable lifelines, we help victims stay connected to loved ones, reach support, and rebuild their lives. Since 2020, DV Safe Phone has collected, repaired, and distributed free phones through a nationwide network of 500+ partner agencies – including police, hospitals, safe houses, and community organisations.

*Mayor Nikki Williams adding DV Safe Phone collection boxes to Coffs Harbour Public Library*

Here’s how you can easily help a victim of domestic violence

Coffs City Rotary is currently running a campaign to encourage local residents to donate their old mobile phones. Club members have placed phone collection boxes in the following locations. These boxes will be emptied every 2-3 weeks and the phones will be sent to DV Safe Phone’s Head Office, where any personal information is removed and the phones are serviced before being distributed to domestic violence victims, needing a new phone.

PHONE COLLECTION BOX LOCATIONS –

Coffs Harbour

Council Library (Council Administration Building – Gordon St.)

Coffs Central Information desk

Park Beach Plaza Information desk

Coffs Harbour Hotel

SOS Phone Repairs (Cnr. Park Ave. & Pacific Highway)

Happy Frog Café (Park Ave)

Sawtell / Toormina

Toormina Library

Coles – Toormina Gardens

Moonee

Moonee Hotel

All of these organisations are helping DV Safe Phone and Rotary to make a real difference to people who are enduring domestic violence. You can help by dropping your old phone into a collection box at one of the above locations.