The Safe Steps Candlelight Vigil will take place on National Family Violence Remembrance Day, Wednesday 7 May, 2025, coinciding with Domestic Violence Prevention Month. Led by courageous survivors and passionate advocates, the Safe Steps Candlelight Vigil brings Victoria together in a powerful tribute to honour and remember the people whose lives have been lost to […]
Are You Safe at Home? Day 10 May 10 May is an opportunity to start the conversation. Ask. Listen. Believe. If you’re worried about someone you know who might be experiencing abuse, it can be hard to know what to do. But just by asking, listening and believing, you can have an enormous impact on […]
In Her Shoes is a game-changing workshop designed to equip young men with a deeper understanding and empathy for the experiences of women. Grounded in storytelling and reflective exercises, we aim to create a space to ask questions to understand, without fear of being misunderstood or cancelled. The workshop is aimed at men 18 plus or under 18 […]
At Uniting we celebrate our diversity and welcome all people regardless of ethnicity, faith, age, disability ,culture, language, gender identity or sexual orientation. We welcome lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, and queer (LGBTIQA+) people. And we pledge to provide inclusive and non-discriminatory services. Join us in celebrating at each site as we create a collaborative […]
Why Collaborative Practice Training? 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 […]
Join us to listen, learn and act, as we gather with a shared purpose: To centre children and young people at the heart of the work to end domestic, family and sexual violence. Too often, children and young people are overlooked in conversations about domestic, family and sexual violence, dismissed as too young to understand […]
Hosted by the Australian Institute of Family Studies, this webinar features a conversation between Stephanie Beckwith and Lena Etuk from Culturally Inclusive Research Centre Australia exploring how culturally inclusive principles can be embedded in evaluation. Designed for those working in child and family services, the session offers practical reflections on evidence collection that respects cultural […]
Join our interactive online workshop, and gain knowledge, practical advice and strategies to engage dads, father-figures and families in positive and effective ways. Through collaborative group discussion, you'll develop strategies for supporting dads in your community and learn skills for creating more dad-friendly programs and services. At the end of this workshop, you'll be able […]
In this interactive workshop, participants gain knowledge and skills to effectively respond to disclosures from adult victim survivors of all genders. Workshops are co-facilitated by our training team and a counsellor advocate. The content is highly interactive and draws on CASA House’s intersectional feminist and trauma-informed frameworks to support participants to: Explore various definitions of […]
Join us for an engaging session exploring practical strategies to embed outcomes, service data, and client insights into everyday practice. This event is part of OPEN’s new series, showcasing diverse approaches from organisations across the sector—offering key takeaways for leaders, program managers, and practitioners alike. No matter where you are in your evidence and […]
This interactive, online training module will assist professionals to effectively identify, understand and resist invitations to collude with men who use family violence. Resisting Collusion with Men Who use Intimate Partner Violence was originally created on behalf of Women’s Health in the North (WHIN) by Ada Conroy and then further updated by Ada and Kelly […]
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
This year's National Reconciliation Week theme is 'Bridging Now to Next', which calls on all Australians to step forward together, to look ahead and continue the push forward, guided by past lessons. With this theme in mind, our May webinar with Child Family Community Australia (CFCA) highlights the need to challenge the assumption of Western expertise that has […]
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children are overrepresented in nearly all statutory services including child protection, out-of-home care and the youth justice system. Join us in the lead up to National Reconciliation Week (27 May to 3 June) for this important discussion, held in partnership with Emerging Minds, on how to better centre children’s experiences, […]
Hosted by Women with Disabilities Victoria, this interactive workshop will launch a new suite of evidence-based resources that promote sexual autonomy, wellbeing, and violence prevention for women and gender diverse people with disabilities. Attendees will explore practical tools—videos, conversation cards, and a training guide—designed to help workforces engage in safer, more inclusive conversations around sexual […]
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
Please join the Greater Melbourne Family Law Pathways Network in collaboration with Our Watch for the second of our four part webinar series on the response to family violence by different sectors. This webinar is for legal and non-legal practitioners working with separated and separating families who are affected by family violence The training will […]
Yoorrook Justice Commission invites you to be part of the Walk for Truth from Portland to Parliament. Everyone is invited to join when Yoorrook Deputy Chair Commissioner Travis Lovett, Kerrupmara Gunditjmara, walks from Portland, where colonisation began, to Parliament, where we can transform the future. Starting on Sunday 25 May on Gunditjmara Country at Portland, […]
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