2024-25 Victorian State Budget Submission
Safe and Equal is calling on the Victorian Government to ensure family violence funding is continued, as one of four critical areas to prioritise in the 2024-25 State Budget.
Ending the cycle of family violence, poverty, and homelessness
Safe and Equal’s CEO Tania Farha explores how financial security and safe, accessible housing contribute to a victim survivor’s journey to recovery from family violence. This piece first appeared in Parity Magazine in October 2023
Submission to the Third Family Violence Rolling Action Plan
Safe and Equal welcomes the opportunity to provide feedback on the development of the third and final Rolling Action Plan (RAP) under ‘Ending family violence – Victoria’s 10-year plan for change’.
Invest in women – accelerate progress
This International Women’s Day, Safe and Equal welcomes the UN theme to invest in women for their economic empowerment.
PreventX: How we can prevent family and gender-based violence right now
As part of the PreventX 2024 conference, Safe and Equal hosted an in-person event for participants to pitch their innovative solutions and visions for the future of prevention in Australia.
Resources to support your Values-Based Messaging from PreventX 2024
In an effort to share knowledge and to continue the conversation from PreventX 2024, this blog contains a series of resources shared by speakers and facilitators during the conference.
Safe and Equal response to National Cabinet Announcement
Family and gender-based violence is complex – and addressing it requires a robust, thoughtful, and sustained response. While the actions announced by National Cabinet are welcome, they are simply not enough to create the positive change needed to protect victim survivors and prevent further harm.
Ask, listen and believe this Are You Safe at Home? Day 2024
This year’s Are You Safe At Home? Day 2024 is shining a spotlight on the significant role we can all play in our local communities to recognise and respond to family violence.
Victorian Budget 2024-25: Staying the course on family violence, but more needed for long-term change
In an incredibly tight budget environment, the Victorian Government is continuing to stay the course on strengthening systemic approaches to addressing family and gender-based violence.
‘Ask. Listen. Believe’ to help end family violence on Are You Safe At Home? Day
Family violence is a national emergency – and we all have a role to play in ending it. This is the goal of Are You Safe At Home? Day 2024, held on 10 May each year.
Safe and Equal’s response to the Victorian Government’s Women’s Safety Package
Since the release of the Victorian Government’s 2024-25 budget earlier this month, we have been eagerly awaiting further announcements to comprehensively address family and gender-based violence in our state.
Safe and Equal’s submission to the Australian Law Reform Commission’s inquiry into justice system responses to sexual violence
Safe and Equal endorsed the Sexual Assault Services Victoria submission and provided this submission focussing on the co-occurrence of sexual violence within a family violence context.
Submission to the Victorian Legislative Assembly’s Legal and Social Issues Committee Inquiry into Capturing Data on Family Violence Perpetrators in Victoria
Safe and Equal welcomes the opportunity to provide a submission into the Victorian Legislative Assembly’s Legal and Social Issues Committee Inquiry into Capturing Data on Family Violence Perpetrators in Victoria.
Funding the Frontline to respond to domestic, family and sexual violence
Every person experiencing domestic, family or sexual violence should be able to access the specialist support they need, when they need it – no matter where they live.
Submission into the Standing Committee on Social Policy and Legal Affairs Inquiry into Family Violence Intervention Orders
Safe and Equal welcomes the opportunity to contribute to the Standing Committee on Social Policy and Legal Affairs Inquiry into family violence intervention orders.
Why comprehensive approaches are essential to ending family and gender-based violence
“The issue of family and gender-based violence continues to gain prominence in this country. This focus is long overdue.” Read the latest blog from Tania Farha.
Submission to the Victorian Inquiry into Women’s Pain
As the peak body for specialist family violence services and organisations in Victoria working across the continuum from prevention to response, our submission is focused on the intersect between family violence and women’s experiences of pain.
Report Shows That Ending Family, Domestic and Sexual Violence Requires Greater Government Investment and Action
Domestic, Family, and Sexual Violence Commissioner, Michaela Cronin, yesterday announced the release of her inaugural report on the progress of the National Plan to End Violence against Women and Children.
Response to the Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence Commission Yearly Report to Parliament
Every person experiencing domestic, family or sexual violence should be able to access the specialist support they need, when they need it – no matter where they live.
Response to the Rapid Review into Prevention Approaches
The Review’s recommendations are intended as an accelerant, but this must start from a solid foundation in existing work and expertise.
Mount Alexander Shire Council
The Mount Alexander Shire Council’s 16 Days 2023 campaign featured diverse community and staff activities to address gender-based violence.
Macedon Ranges Shire Council
The Macedon Ranges Shire Council, in partnership with local organisations, delivered a series of initiatives that engaged the community in conversations about gender equality and inclusion, highlighting the importance of collective action in preventing violence.
City of Monash
The City of Monash carried out a diverse series of activities during the 16 Days of Activism 2023, that effectively raised awareness and promoted action on gender equality and resilience across the community and staff.
Women’s Health in the North (WHIN)
WHIN’s 16 Days 2023 campaign focused on engaging refugee and migrant communities through a tailored approach to gender-based violence prevention.
From Insights to Actions: Towards a Culturally Responsive Family Violence Sector
We recently gathered at the Melbourne Museum on Wurundjeri Country with specialist family violence services across the state for a sector forum hosted by Safe and Equal and Djirra.
Response to National Cabinet
Safe and Equal is pleased to see family and gender-based violence being prioritised at the highest level of government and new commitments of $4.7 billion following National Cabinet today.
Let’s look after each other this long weekend.
For many people, sporting finals are a time of joy and a chance to gather with loved ones. However, it’s also one of the most high-risk times for the perpetration of abuse.
Submission to South Australia’s Royal Commission into Family Violence
Safe and Equal welcomes the opportunity to make a submission to South Australia’s Royal Commission into Family Violence.
Silver Threads and Golden Needles
The Silver Threads and Golden Needles project will be running a craft workshop for older women to explore the topic of gendered ageism, and how we can prevent it.
Submission on the draft Advice on the National Suicide Prevention Strategy
Safe and Equal welcomes the opportunity to provide feedback on the draft Advice on the National Suicide Prevention Strategy and highlight the relationship between family violence and suicide and identify opportunities to strengthen the draft to more explicitly account for, and address, this relationship.
Homelessness support services struggling to cope, escalating risks for family violence victim survivors
A surge in demand for homelessness services has left the system overwhelmed, leaving many unable to access critical support.
Engaging Organisational Leadership in your 16 Days Campaigns
For all organisations, 16 Days represents an opportunity to strengthen work that is being done, garner support, and highlight to leadership the importance of this work across and within organisations.
Call for urgent action following spike in family violence homicides
Victorian family violence peak body Safe and Equal is calling on state and federal governments to take urgent action following several recent family and gender-based violence deaths.
Hope in Action during the 16 Days of Activism
For this year’s 16 Days campaign, we bring you Hope in Action: a campaign to illustrate how family and gender-based violence prevention and response work is creating hope – for both the sector and the broader community – through meaningful change.
2025-26 Victorian State Budget Submission
Safe and Equal is calling on the Victorian Government to prioritise funding for three critical focus areas in the 2025—26 Victorian State Budget.
For many families it’s a season of fear, not cheer
As the year draws to a close, families across the country are getting ready to wind down and celebrate. However, for many people, the holiday season is a time filled with fear.
New data on family violence deaths – one part of a complex picture.
This week, the Australian Institute of Criminology released their data on intimate partner homicides in 2024, an important addition to the tools we have to help us understand family and gender-based violence in Australia.
Submission into the Victorian Victim’s Charter review
Safe and Equal welcomes this opportunity to inform the Victim of Crime Commissioner’s review of the Victims’ Charter Act 2006.
We won’t stop fighting until we’re where we deserve to be.
Tomorrow is International Women’s Day. Today, tomorrow, and every day, we stand in solidarity with all women and girls experiencing family and gender-based violence.
Federal Budget: Victim survivors of family and gender-based violence deserve better during a national crisis
Amid a national crisis, limited new and additional funding was announced in last night’s 2025-26 Federal Budget to help victim survivors of family violence, or the sector working to support them.
Sharing big ideas in prevention: Explore the 2025 PiP pitches
At this year’s Annual PiP (Partners in Prevention) Pitch Event, nine incredible presenters took to the stage to share ideas and more about what they are doing to prevent family and gender-based violence in Australia.
Inquiry into the Supply of Homes in Regional Victoria
The current housing crisis has a significant impact on Safe and Equal’s members and victim survivors of family violence across the state, with some specific challenges experienced in regional and rural areas.
It’s not a crisis, it’s a catastrophe: How our dire cost-of-living situation is impacting people experiencing domestic violence.
While the current cost-of-living crisis impacts most Australians, you may not be aware of how it impacts people experiencing family violence in multiple and overlapping ways – with catastrophic consequences.
Pregnancy to parenting
A supportive guide for survivors of child sexual abuse.
A Whole School Approach to Respectful Relationships Education in Schools
This poster aids schools in implementing respectful relationships education (RRE).
ABCDEquality cards
Each card has a prevention action for every letter of the alphabet that is relevant for young people.
Change the Story
Presentation by Dr Lara Fergus at the ‘Responding to and preventing family violence – The role of early childhood professionals’ conference.
Addressing Family Violence Programs
This book captures work of the Royal Children’s Hospital Mental Health Program’s Addressing Family Violence Program over its first decade (1996-2006).
ACBDEquality poster
This poster includes a prevention action for every letter of the alphabet that is relevant and relatable for young people.
What is resistance?
Primary prevention practitioners discuss resistance and how it impacts their work.