Hosted by Transcend Australia, the 2025 Pathways to Thriving Conference is Australia's first ever event dedicated to parents, carers, and service providers supporting trans, non-binary, and gender diverse children and young people. Held over three days in Canva's lively Collingwood studios, this is an unmissable opportunity. Register here
The You Are Not Alone Conference will feature keynote presentations, panel discussions and workshops, delving into challenges of working in the Victorian refuge sector as well as acknowledging the achievements. Register here
This training offers professionals who are not family violence specialists with foundational understanding of family violence to increase their skills and knowledge when working with refugees experiencing family violence. Register here for May 2nd Session Register here for May 28th Session
This powerful documentary urges you to understand why we must better support young people who experience family and domestic violence and what’s possible if we all work together. DATE Thursday 29 May 2025 TIME 6:00pm - 7:30pm LOCATION The Capitol 113 Swanston Street, Melbourne RSVP RSVP by Friday 23 May Get your tickets here
Please come and join us again this year as we celebrate National Reconciliation Week with a live musical performance by Amos Roach. “A proud Ngarrindjerri, Djab Wurrung and Gunditjmara man, Amos’ music presents a narrative of healing, told with song and dance. His voice travels between the Desert, the Riverland and the Saltwater to the […]
Quality research evidence can improve service design and delivery, and professionals in child and family services often need to use this to inform their work. This can include writing grant proposals, developing program theories, or preparing program evaluations. However, people may not know how to find high-quality, relevant research. The Evidence and Evaluation Support (EES) […]
This workshop offers an overview of current knowledge and practices in assessing adolescent family violence that occurs in the home environment. Participants will gain a comprehensive understanding of the characteristics of adolescents who use family violence, characteristics of victims, the overlap between adolescent family violence and mental health, and considerations for risk assessment and intervention. […]
Join us at Kino Cinema (Collins Place) for a special screening and Q&A of What Kind of Man Do You Want To Be?—a bold new campaign from Respect Victoria. What Kind of Man Do You Want To Be? invites Victorian men to challenge harmful forms of masculinity and reflect on what kind of man they want to be—for […]
This free, 6.5-hour training by Our Watch has been developed to support people who are new to the primary prevention of violence against women. It provides an introductory overview of Change the story: A shared framework for preventing violence against women. Register your interest here.
Helpful solutions and services available for when you may experience financial hardship. Navigating financial hardship for people of all genders who have experienced financial abuse and/or domestic and family violence. These sessions are designed to provide an introduction to the Financial Independence Hub and initial information in understanding the supports available. What supports are available? […]
This 2025 Men’s Health Week, Matt Brown shares how healing childhood trauma and embracing vulnerability helps men break cycles of violence and build healthier communities. Presented by Frankston Mornington Peninsula Men’s Wellbeing Network, supported by Frankston City Council and Mornington Peninsula Shire. Register here
This three-hour virtual interactive training provides foundational knowledge in understanding family violence and responding to disclosures of family violence. It prepares participants to recognise indicators of family violence, ask questions and provide a safe, simple and sensitive response to a disclosure from an adult victim survivor experiencing family violence. The training covers foundational family violence […]
From June 17-18, Homelessness Australia and Homelessness Queensland will be hosting the National Homelessness Conference on the Gold Coast, followed by a one-day homelessness practice workshop on 19 June. This is a unique opportunity for the homelessness sector to come together, discuss the emerging issues and practice challenges in homelessness, and plan action that will […]
FREE online workshop: Financial Recovery from Family Violence Are your clients struggling with family violence-related debts? Consumer Action Law Centre is here to help! We are offering a free 2-hour workshop for family violence workers and community workers about: • Options to help your clients recover from financial abuse • Your clients’ legal rights against banks and […]
From June 17-18, Homelessness Australia and Homelessness Queensland will be hosting the National Homelessness Conference on the Gold Coast, followed by a one-day homelessness practice workshop on 19 June. This is a unique opportunity for the homelessness sector to come together, discuss the emerging issues and practice challenges in homelessness, and plan action that will […]
Every person experiencing domestic or family violence in Australia should be able to access the support and safety that they need, when they need it. However, no one currently has a full, accurate sense of the scale and nature of support needed across Australia, or the service system’s capacity to meet this. Safety Measures is […]
The team from Peninsula Community Legal Centre will be visiting the Frankston Library forecourt with the Street Law Coffee Van. Visit the Street Law Coffee Van for of course… coffee… but the team from Peninsula Community Legal Centre will be there with FREE legal advice on a whole range of legal matters including fines and […]
Promoting Gender Equity in the Early Years is BHN’s inaugural forum – an event designed to bring together early childhood services to connect, learn and reflect on practical ways to embed gender equity in the early years. This forum is supported by Bayside City Council, City of Kingston, City of Port Phillip, and City of […]
Working together to respond to family violence is essential for all professionals, no matter what sector we work in. When we want victim-survivors and children to be safe from harm, and persons using violence to receive support for change, we need to collaborate, sharing our professional judgement and expertise with each other to ensure clear […]
To support this transition, Family Safety Victoria, in partnership with the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, will be delivering 4 webinar training sessions to support consistent data entry and strengthen data capability in line with new requirements. The sessions are primarily aimed at practitioners, with the final 15 minutes of each webinar dedicated to […]
This session is for people of all genders who have experienced financial abuse and/or domestic and family violence. These sessions are designed to provide an introduction to the Financial Independence Hub and initial information in understanding the supports available. Building confidence with finances Introduction to Money Personalities Recognising strengths Accessing supports Supports available with […]
To support this transition, Family Safety Victoria, in partnership with the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, will be delivering 4 webinar training sessions to support consistent data entry and strengthen data capability in line with new requirements. The sessions are primarily aimed at practitioners, with the final 15 minutes of each webinar dedicated to […]
This full-day, interactive online module aims to upskill practitioners, with theory and practice approaches, to enable them to walk alongside survivors of coercive control safely, respectfully and ethically. What topics are covered in the training? Definition, nature and dynamics of Family Violence Defining and recognising Coercive Control behaviours Tech-Facilitated & Post Separation Abuse Key Practice approaches […]
If you work in gender equality or primary prevention of violence against women, then you’ve most likely experienced backlash and resistance. 'It's just the way things are...’ 'We've already achieved gender equality, sexism isn't a problem here.’ 'It's not my responsibility to respond to sexist or homophobic things my colleagues say.’ Unpacking Resistance will equip […]
To support this transition, Family Safety Victoria, in partnership with the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, will be delivering 4 webinar training sessions to support consistent data entry and strengthen data capability in line with new requirements. The sessions are primarily aimed at practitioners, with the final 15 minutes of each webinar dedicated to […]
To support this transition, Family Safety Victoria, in partnership with the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, will be delivering 4 webinar training sessions to support consistent data entry and strengthen data capability in line with new requirements. The sessions are primarily aimed at practitioners, with the final 15 minutes of each webinar dedicated to […]