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The Domestic and Family Violence Prevention Council

The Domestic and Family Violence Prevention Council (the Prevention Council) was appointed by The Honourable Annastacia Palaszczuk MP, Premier and Minister for Trade in November 2019, and tasked with building on the momentum of the domestic and family violence reform work by encouraging everyone to play their part in addressing domestic and family violence.

The Prevention Council’s priorities are to:

• raise awareness of the Queensland Government's domestic and family violence reform program
• build greater community ownership of action and attitudes to end domestic and family violence
• advise on and advocate for targeted support for those members of our community who may be more vulnerable to domestic and family violence.

The Prevention Council is co-Chaired by Ms Kay McGrath OAM and Mr Bob Atkinson AO APM, and its members include the following representatives from key sectors in the community and government:

• Ms Lynette Anderson
• Mr Saliman Bin Juda
• Magistrate Trevor Black
• Ms Penny Carr
• Ms Rachel Durdin
• Ms Faiza El-Higzi OAM
• Ms Dianne Fletcher
• Miss Karni Liddell
• Dr Wendell Rosevear OAM
• Ms Karyn Walsh AM.

The Prevention Council includes ex-officio members representing Queensland Government agencies with domestic and family violence reform responsibilities. These agencies are:

• Department of the Premier and Cabinet
• Department of Child Safety, Youth and Women
• Queensland Police Service.

Meeting communiques

The Prevention Council’s meeting communiques provide information about matters considered during Council meetings, as part of their role to oversee implementation of the Third Action Plan 2019-20 to 2021-22 (PDF, 525 KB) of the Domestic and Family Violence Prevention Strategy 2016-2026 (PDF, 753 KB) Domestic and Family Violence Prevention Strategy 2016-2026 (DOCX, 737 KB).

Read the communiques from the Prevention Council meetings:

• February 28, 2020 (PDF, 311 KB) February 28, 2020 (DOCX, 821 KB)

Contact

Queries relating to the Domestic and Family Violence Prevention Council should be directed to the Council Secretariat by email at dfvcouncil@premiers.qld.gov.au