Empowered Fraser Coast Edition 1

Awareness Domestic Violence

Upcoming FREE Workshop

WLSQ are delivery on 6 June 2024, for community agencies, and service providers, thanks to the support of the Clayton Utz Foundation. The workshop will be delivered by a solicitor and social worker from the Women's Legal Service QLD and cover topics including:

Applying for a Domestic Violence Order (DVO)

Intersections of DFV, family law and safety planning

Women's Legal Service QLD

Referral Pathways and Services

Note: Places

Please include dietary requirements when registering as morning tea and lunch will be provided on the day.

Statement 2024-25

The Government is investing $1.3 million over two years from 2023–24 to establish an independent expert panel to undertake a rapid review of the approach to violence prevention and advise Government on additional efforts to end the cycle of violence. This will focus on evidence-based approaches to preventing violence, new methods and whole of system opportunities, with a focus on high-risk perpetrators and prevention of homicide. The independent expert panel will be supported by the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, and will report back to Government in the third-quarter of 2024.

The expert panel and future work to end gender-based violence will be supported by $4.3 million in 2024–25 for Australia’s National Research Organisation for Women’s Safety (ANROWS) to further build the evidence base on pathways into and out of perpetration.

Higher Education Addressing Violence in

Improving women’s safety at university The 2021 National Student Safety Survey found that nearly one in two university students (48 per cent) have experienced sexual harassment at least once in their lifetime and one in three university students (30.6 per cent) had experienced sexual assault at least once. Sexual harassment and sexual assault was disproportionately experienced by women, transgender students, LGBTIQA+ students, students who were gender-diverse, younger students, students with a disability and students who live in student accommodation. Fewer than one in two (47.5 per cent) students who had experienced sexual assault in a university context, and formally reported it, said their university had explained the reporting or complaints process to them, while fewer than one in three (29.7 per cent) were satisfied with the process.

will investigate student complaints and resolve disputes with higher education providers.

Students will be able to escalate complaints about the administrative actions of their higher education provider, including complaints relating to sexual harassment, assault and violence.

Violence Awareness LGBTQ Domestic

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Now to show your support for victims and survivors and change the conversation about Domestic and Family Violence.

Through the generous work of experts, survivors and partners of LGBTQ Domestic Violence Awareness Foundation, learning resources have been created to support LGBTQ+ people experiencing domestic and family violence.

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