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Hunter Lifestyle March 2019
She’s Got Your Back
Professional photographer Melissa Histon put down her camera and rolled up her sleeves to help women and children subjected to domestic violence.
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Newcastle Star March 2016
The Sista Code’s Got Your Back Sista charity debuts at Newcastle Raid My Wardrobe Market.
NBN News July 2019
The Newcastle Knights are once again joining forces with Hunter charity ‘Got Your Back Sista’ to say no to domestic violence. Read more….
Westfield Local Hero 2018
The $10,000 Westfield Local Heroes grant has enabled Got Your Back Sista to host new workshops and activities that the organisation has not been able to provide due to funding. Read more…..
2017 Newcastle Woman of the Year
WOMEN’S rights activist and founder of The Sista Code website, Melissa Histon, has been named 2017 Newcastle Woman of the Year. Read more….
Newcastle Herald November 2019
Melissa Histon, founder of Got Your Back Sista, is an inspiration to women in all walks of life. Read more….
Newcastle Herald May 2014
Newcastle Herald , May 15 2014
ON the eve of International Women’s Day, a group of Novocastrians is looking to shed light on the plight of disadvantaged women and children in one of the world’s most remote locations.
A team of four Newcastle residents will head to Nepal on Monday to begin filming a documentary on the plight of the some 20,000 women and children who are sold to human traffickers from Nepal each year.
Hunter Leader | Melissa Histon
Melissa Histon has never been driven to be a leader; instead she is driven to make change. Read more….
News of the Area, 8 August 2017
Publication – News of the Area, 8 August 2017
Headline – Sista Code And Got Your Back Sista Founder To Speak At Port Stephens Breast Cancer Support Breakfast. Read more….
Newcastle Weekly July 2020
A solo run has inspired dozens of people to join a campaign to reduce domestic violence in the Hunter community. Read more….
NIB Media May 2019
Hunter charity, Got Your Back Sista (GYBS) has rolled out a 10-week self-defence program in the Hunter region to educate teenage students on healthy relationships, thanks to the support of nib foundation. Read more….
Port Stephens Examiner July 2020
Tomago Aluminium Workplace Giving Fund has raised more than $2 million for charities, including Got Your Back Sista.
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Newcastle Knights Say No to Domestic Violence
The Newcastle Knights and nib have joined forces with local charity, Got Your Back Sista to champion an anti-domestic violence campaign. Read more…..
Body + Soul October 2017
How A Work Trip Inspired This Woman To Do Something Extraordinary.
Melissa Histon’s story is incredible. Read more….
City of Newcastle November 2019
A second charity that helps women in need has been made a City of Newcastle charity partner for the 2019 Newcastle 500.
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‘This is Life Blood’ – Heroines with Heart
I’ve never met the gorgeous Melissa Histon. But the first words she wrote to me via email brought me to tears. Melissa’s story is epic.
