Networks
Bayside Peninsula Networks
- Local Area Service Networks (homelessness)
- South Metro Dhelk Dja Partnership Group (see below)
- Elder Abuse Prevention Network
- Promoting Respect & Equity Together (PRET) – Bayside Peninsula
- The Bayside Peninsula Family Violence Network meets four times a year to share information, resources and professional development activities. Membership is open to anyone working in the Bayside Peninsula Area. For more information, contact Rosemary Burrell – Principal Strategic Advisor – [email protected]
Dhelk Dja
Dhelk Dja: Safe Our Way – Strong Culture, Strong Peoples, Strong Families, is an Aboriginal-led agreement to address family violence in Aboriginal communities.
Key Resources:
- Dhelk Dja – Safe Our Way – Strong Culture Strong Peoples Strong Families Agreement
- Watch here for an introduction to Dhelk Dja
Dhelk Dja Action Groups
The Dhelk Dja Action Groups have a pivotal role in developing and implementing community led responses to family violence that educate, prevent, respond to and reduce family violence ensuring they are responsive and culturally relevant in their local Aboriginal communities.
Dhelk Dja Action Groups are an inclusive mechanism for the Aboriginal community and provide a vital feedback loop which informs government about the progress of the strategy. They provide a local perspective from which state-wide themes can be identified and solutions developed. The learnings from local initiatives are shared across regions.
See further information on the Vic Gov website and read the 2020 – 2023 Action Plan her
Dhelk Dja Partnership Forum
The Dhelk Dja Partnership Forum is responsible for governing for the Dhelk Dja: Safe Our Way – Strong culture, strong peoples, strong families, and its Action Plans. The agreement was written by the Dhelk Dja Partnership Forum to build on the last 10-year plan – Strong Culture, Strong Peoples, Strong Families: Towards a safer future for Indigenous families and communities (2008-2018).
Dhelk Dja Action Group Partnership Group
- Department of Justice and Regulation (DJR)
- Southern Victorian Aboriginal Child Care Agency (VACCA)
- WAYSS Ltd
- Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)
- Uniting Vic/Tas
- Department of Education and Training (DET)
- Ngwala Willumbong Ltd
- Salvation Army Crisis Services
- Department of Premier and Cabinet (DPC)
- Victoria Police
- Gathering Places
- The Orange Door
- and Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Community Members
Indigenous Family Violence Regional Coordinator
The Indigenous Family Violence Regional Coordinator supports the Dhelk Dja Action Group and work closely with Aboriginal communities and wider community service agencies to implement the Dhelk Dja: Safe Our Way ~ Strong Culture, Strong Peoples, Strong Families (2018-2028).
For further information, please contact:
- Ashlea Karkalas, A/Manager Aboriginal Community Engagement, Family Safety Victoria [email protected]
- Deb Milera, Dhelk Dja Statewide Coordinator, Family Safety Victoria [email protected]
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