Mail - Ranges Trader mail - 05th April 2016

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Ranges

7 Tuesday, 5 April, 2016

Trader

Tensions simmer

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■ Premier Daniel Andrews firm on family violence...

‘No more excuses’ By KATH GANNAWAY THE Royal Commission into Family Violence released Wednesday 30 March has delivered a raft of 227 recommendations to the Victorian Government. Premier Daniel Andrews responded with a broad commitment to implement every one of the recommendations and said work was already underway on recommendations around risk management and information sharing. “There can be no more excuses,” he said. “Our work begins today to overhaul our broken family violence system from the bottom up.” The commission’s recommendations that call for new approaches cover a number of key areas including the establishment of support and safety hubs in local communities to make it easier for victims to find help and access a greater range of services. Other recommendations are for: Victims’ safety being forefront over ‘privacy issues’ with a Central Information Point to funnel information about perpetrators to the hubs. An immediate funding boost to services that support victims and families with additional resources for Aboriginal community initiatives, and with a dedicated funding stream for preventing family violence. Expanded investigative capacity for police and more specialist family violence courts that can deal simultaneously with criminal, civil and family law matters. Stronger perpetrator programs and increased monitoring and oversight by agencies. Family violence training for all key workforces, including in hospitals and schools. Among these recommendations, two address the recurring and underlying issues that the Mail touched on in its six-week ‘Stop the Violence Campaign’ in 2011. They are a lack of accommodation for victims, which effectively stops them leaving a violent situation, and the need to address the cause of family violence from an early age. The commission’s recommendations call for a ‘blitz’ to rehouse women and children forced to leave their homes which would be supported with expanded individual funding packages. Continued on page 3

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NOW is the time to pencil in your schedule for the upcoming Dandenong Ranges Open Studios weekend. Art enthusiasts from around the region will have the chance to attend many fantastic workshops, demonstrations and events; as part of the Open Studios calendar of events. Now in its 13th year, the initiative provides a chance for many to take a sneak peek and learn from so many talented artists. For more details, visit www.openstudios.org.au. Pictured are just some of the artists who will be inviting the public into their workspace. From front left are Melchior Martin, Jessie Yvette Journoud-Ryan, Emma Jennings. From back left are Tracey Roberts, Picture: ROB CAREW Katherine Reynolds, Michele Fountain and Lisa Hass. 152215


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