The Bayside Peninsula Integrated Family Violence Partnership acknowledges the tragic loss of life and harm caused by the Bondi violence. Our thoughts are with the victims, their families, and everyone affected, including the emergency services and community members who responded and continue to support the victims.
Support is available at Lifeline
Emerging Minds: Supporting infants, children and families during disaster
For the BPA Jewish Community go to JCCM
Gifting with intention and purpose can bring a joy to the holiday period that can otherwise feel overwhelmingly consumerist and unaligned with the circumstances of so many of those with whom we work.
First Nations
Baluk Arts: An Aboriginal owned and led community arts centre and gallery based in Mount Eliza – the only one of its kind in the southeast of the state. Shop here
Jala Jala Treats: A First Nations owned business in the Mornington Peninsula. Their range currently consists of four Native infused chocolate bars and six blends of Native infused Teas. They also stock Jala Jala Native ingredients such as Davidson Plum and Wattleseed for use in cooking and baking. Shop here
Our Dilly Bag: An Aboriginal owned, women led, social enterprise focused on genuine reconciliation. Shop here
Willum Warrain: A not-for-profit charitable organisation located on the Mornington Peninsula in Hastings. Shop here
Garmin Threads: Run by as Aboriginal woman who also works in the family violence sector at Djirra. Shop here
Other
Prison Network: Founded in 1947, the network continues to make a difference in the lives of women in prison, to hear their stories, and show them kindness. You can buy their calendars – all the artwork is by women in and released from prison. Shop here
The Balanced Blueprint: Created by lived experience advocate, Merinda, through her own struggles with mental health and wellbeing. Designed with balance in mind, this planner helps you craft a personal mission statement that acts as your compass, ensuring your priorities stay aligned with your core values. Shop here
Fire and Clay: A Uniting Social Enterprise and registered Australian Disability Enterprise (ADE), providing stable, ongoing employment in a supportive environment to people living with a disability in Melbourne’s east. Shop here or at Uniting Op Shops
Mettle: A national gift delivery service employing women who are experiencing homelessness due to domestic and family violence. Shop here
Imagine having prevention funded at the scale of the problem. What a great quote from the panel at Big Hart’s screening of It Starts with Us.
We need to collectively advocate for increased funding in prevention and early intervention. And to specifically fund fantastic programs like those run by Big hART because the impact is real. Just ask any of the young people involved with It Starts with Us.
On Thursday, 27th November 2025 the BPIFVP’s PSA, Administrator, Lived Experience Advisor, and one of our members all attended RMIT’s forum in Melbourne. Some were participants and others presenters, but we all took away so much about reflections on the last nine years since the RCFV.
RMIT runs a Graduate Certificate in Family & Domestic Violence that may be suitable for you or your staff.
One of our gifts at the BPIFVP Networking Expo in November was Conor’s book The Shadow that Follows.
Purchase a copy today for your family, local primary school, or for your clients.
https://www.conorpall.com/book
The Partnership was joined by over 90 people from numerous organisations across the Bayside Peninsula on Friday, 14th November 2025.
Resource files from the Expo:
The Victorian Government is working towards a future where every person is safe, respected and free from violence. To guide this important work, the Victorian Government has launched Until every Victorian is safe: Third rolling action plan to end family and sexual violence 2025-2027.
This plan supports the implementation of the 10-year family violence reform plan, Ending Family Violence: Victoria’s Plan for Change.
Until every Victorian is safe explains what the Victorian Government will do to prevent and respond to family and sexual violence. It outlines 106 actions, which all parts of the Victorian Government must work together to achieve over the next three years.
Family violence remains widespread across Victoria. It is fuelled by gender inequality and harmful gender stereotypes, in a society where women are still treated as unequal to men on many levels. Ending family violence involves everyone. We all have a role to play – at home, at work and in our communities.
Until every Victorian is safe includes four focus areas that explain the Victorian Government’s approach:
- Whole of person– understanding that everyone has different needs, making sure that our actions consider people’s unique experiences and needs.
- Whole of family– recognising that families can be both a source of harm and safety, meaning that we need to understand a person’s family context when providing support.
- Whole of community– encouraging people to challenge the attitudes and systems that drive family and sexual violence, including by preventing violence in places where Victorians live, work, study and play.
- Whole of system– refining laws, services, and processes to work together to more effectively prevent and respond to family and sexual violence.
Extensive stakeholder engagement shaped this plan, bringing diverse voices and experiences into practical actions.
- For more information about Until every Victorian is safe and what the Victorian Government has committed to, visit www.vic.gov.au/family-violence-reform-rolling-action-plan-2025-2027
- To hear from some of our key stakeholders about their priorities for the next stage of reform, watch the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zIO5MQNFmg