We were joined by the fabulous Elena Campbell at our third Bayside Peninsula Community of Practice discussing challenges we face in responding to children and young people experiencing family, sexual and intimate partner violence.

The complexities of children and young people’s experiences are deep and we need to navigate the nuances of their age, trauma, family dynamics, and more. But this cannot be a barrier to providing support. We need practitioners who are well supported to confidently engage with children and young people, and we need clearer referral pathways and entry points to appropriate services.

Read more about Elena’s Work here

Our Principal Strategic Advisor, Louise, celebrated with Family Life last night at the launch of their new Strategic Plan. It is wonderful to partner with such a visionary organisation like Family Life.

Hearing from Allison Wainwright, CEO, and advocate Rosie Batty about the importance of community and healing, and of children and young people impacted by family violence has given us real focus on how we can continue to build on the work accomplished in our sector.

Check out Family Lifes strategic plan here Our Strategy – Family Life

In August we launched our NEW Strategic Plan for 2025-2028.

This Plan is eight months in the making and is a true collaborative effort of all our Partnership members. Our amazing consultant, Lisa Abbott brought our collective ideas, vision and goals together in a co-design partnership with our Lived Experience Advisor, Katie. In her consulting role, Suze Radford shared invaluable First Nations insights and wisdom to ensure that our local communities would be central to our work and the Strategic Plan. Our graphic designer Kim East then worked her creative magic on our words and vision to produce a beautiful document that will be front and centre of our work over the next three years.

Read our plan here