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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...

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Buckley makes mess of Maroons as Hammond the Hawks’ hero

North Dandenong has concluded the one-day portion of the new Dandenong District Cricket Association summer as the only Turf 1 side without a win...