Tag: White ribbon
Group’s burning determination
By GARRY HOWE
A FIRE lit in the conscience of more than 100 community leaders across Greater Dandenong, Casey and Cardinia as part of the...
Steps to safety
MULTI-LANGUAGE family violence support is now available from safe steps.
The Family Violence Response Centre launched support brochures in multiple languages for women from non-English-speaking...
Respect is the first step
By LACHLAN MOORHEAD
“THIS poor woman’s covered in bruises - where do I go?”
These are the words of Stephanie Saunders spoken on Thursday 19 November,...
Hijab police pioneer bridges cultural gap
By LACHLAN MOORHEAD
POLICE officer Maha Sukkar is something of a pioneer.
The Lebanese-born Maha was the first Victorian police officer to wear a hijab as...
More than a black eye
By GEORGIA WESTGARTH
FAMILY violence may not be what many people think it is.
The issue inside the homes of Casey residents at an above average...
Long wait for family violence victims
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS
FAMILY violence incidents are being “triaged" by frustrated Casey police due to a lack of divisional van patrols, claim police officers.
A Casey-based...
Standing up against violence
HAVE you taken the White Ribbon oath?
Wednesday 25 November was White Ribbon Day - a day to make a promise that you will...
Choice in victim’s hands
By LACHLAN MOORHEAD
FOR 11 years Fiona Link-Freeman has worked with women trying to escape and save their children from abusive relationships.
The Windermere Victim’s Assistance...
Film sheds light on man-made menace
By LACHLAN MOORHEAD
CAN violent men change?
That question will linger in viewers’ minds long after they’ve finished watching the documentary ‘Call Me Dad’.
The documentary, which...
Family violence called to account
By LACHLAN MOORHEAD
THE carers at Windermere know only too well that family violence does not discriminate.
It can affect everyone and it occurs all year...
Stand up to solve
By LACHLAN MOORHEAD
SERGEANT Ian Lane doesn’t know whether family violence will ever be “solved”.
But while he’s on this earth, the officer in...
Pledged to stand up for women
SEVERAL more names have been added to the list of those who have pledged to prevent violence against women.
On Tuesday night at the City...