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Donate your old phones: 16 Days of Activism

As part of 16 Days of Activism, Yarra City Council is partnering with DV Phone Safe

25 Nov 2025

Yarra City Council is supporting 16 Days of Activism against Gender-based Violence (25 November – 10 December) by partnering with charity DV Phone Safe for residents in Yarra to donate old phones in good condition.

People experiencing gender-based violence often have their phones taken or tracked. DV Phone Safe provides free mobile phones to gender-based violence victim/survivors, refurbishing your old phone into secure, untraceable lifelines enabling them access to support and to connect to family and friends.

Where: Yarra residents can drop off phones at Collingwood Town Hall Service Desk, Carlton Library Service Desk, and the Depot at Clifton Hill.

The fine print: You’ll need to reset your old phone before donating it and the DV Phone Safe Team are looking for phones that are an iPhone 6 or newer and any Android phones that work on 4G networks – Read more on the DV Phone Safe website.

You can also support 16 Days of Activism in other ways: