The business community has put aside its own struggles to donate more than $25,000 in raffle prizes in support of women and children's refuge, Annie North.
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Annie North provides short and long-term crisis accommodation for women and children fleeing domestic and family violence.
The main raffle includes over 50 prizes, including a $3000 Travelcentre Bendigo voucher, a seven-night stay in Perth, a Thermomix, local accommodation packages, instant turf vouchers, garden tools packages and restaurant and business vouchers.
For golf fanatics, there is also a separate raffle offering the chance to play on Australia's most expensive and exclusive golf course, the Greg Norman designed Cathedral Lodge Golf Club.
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The two raffles aim to raise money to support further critical therapeutic and trauma programs for Annie North, including art therapy and counselling services.
An anonymous local donor has offered to match dollar for dollar, whatever is raised.
Tickets for the main raffle are $20, while tickets to the Cathedral Golf raffle are $100, with a one in 500 chance of winning, and can be purchased via annienorthraffle.floktu.com and annienorthgolfraffle.floktu.com. Winners will be drawn on October 4.
If you or someone you know is affected by family violence or sexual assault, call 1800RESPECT on 1800 737 732. In central Victoria, the Centre for Non-Violence can be reached on 5430 3000. The Sexual Assault Crisis Line is available on 1800 806 292.
In an emergency, call 000.