Parliament Passes Paid Family Violence Leave
The Bill to enshrine 10 days paid family and domestic violence leave as a workplace right has passed in Federal Parliament.
Federal Budget Measures for Victim Survivors
The 2022-2023 Federal Budget measures to support victim survivors detailed in the Women’s Budget Statement include supporting the delivery of more social and affordable housing.
Organisations to Provide Consent Education
The Victorian Government has provided funding for a Supporting Young People to Understand Affirmative Consent Program that will support 12 projects to provide consent education to young people aged 12-25 years.
New Funding Supports Local Diverse Communities Experiencing Family Violence
Two services in the NMR have been successful in receiving funding through the Working Together: Strengthening Family Violence Support with Multicultural Communities grant program: the Centre for Multicultural Youth in partnership with Anglicare and Whittlesea Community Connections.
Additional Specialist Family Violence Courts Gazetted
On Thursday, 6 October, seven new Specialist Family Violence Courts (SFVC) were gazetted, including Melbourne and Broadmeadows.
Victim Survivors’ Advisory Council – new members
The Victim Survivors' Advisory Council was formed in 2016, and is now Chaired by Kym Valentine. The Council will continue to contribute to Victoria's family violence reforms, including the design and implementation of The Orange Door Network and the development of a lived experience strategy.
National Plan to End Violence Against Women and Children 2022-32 Released
National Plan to Prevent Violence Against Women and Children is an important policy that sets the priorities for continued action and investment to address gender-based violence. It represents a shared commitment across all levels of government to issues such as prevention, early intervention, responses to victim-survivors and perpetrators, as well as recovery and healing.
Advocate for Further Investment in Family Violence this Election
Safe and Equal has launched its Victorian Election Platform in the lead up to the Victorian 2022 State Election.
Attend New MARAM Elder Abuse Training
Practitioners can now attend Identification of Family Violence against Older People (Elder Abuse) – victim survivor focused eLearn training.
Challenges in Implementing Mandatory Minimum Qualification
DFFH has issued an update to Recommendation 209, recognising the recruitment challenges that specialist services are facing in relation to the Mandatory Minimum Qualification policy.
