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State Budget 2019-20

• Budget overview
• Budget highlights

May 2019

• Domestic and Family Violence Prevention Month: Not Now, Not Ever 2019
• Domestic and Family Violence Implementation Council Progress report 1 December 2017 - 30 November 2018
• Updated resources about domestic and family violence
• 'It's not okay'
• Review into the impacts of domestic and family violence on people with disability
• Reshaping our approach to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander domestic and family violence
• Queensland Government responds to image-based abuse though new laws

February 2019

• New campaign to raise awareness of domestic and family violence in LGBTIQ communities
• Christmas joy for women's shelters
• DSDMIP stives for White Ribbon accreditation
• A safe place to call home
• DFV reform workshop a success

November 2018

• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Domestic and Family Violence Resource
• Stop it at the Start
• Coffee for a cause
• Agencies on track for White Ribbon Accreditation
• Queensland Government's workplace DFV response an awards finalist
• Mount Isa Integrated Service Response trial partners with local Elders
• Domestic and family violence is not okay
• The Queensland Courts Safe Room Project

August 2018

• Sexual violence response
• There's no excuse for elder abuse
• Domestic Violence Action Centre: Like a Girl Calender
• DFVI Council visit Cairns and Yarrabah
• Changing the picture of violence against Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women
• QCAT and LawRight: Helping vulnerable domestic violence victims
• Gold Coast Community Legal Centre (GCCLC) receives award

May 2018

• Campaign encourages neighbours to do something about domestic violence
• Domestic and Family Violence Implementation Council progress report
• Domestic and Family Violence Prevention Month
• Brisbane Lions say no to domestic and family violence
• Death Review and Advisory Board forum
• Remote journey provides insight
• Darkness to Daylight Challenge

April 2018

• What's in the Not Now, Not Ever Report Card
• May is Family Violence Prevention Month
• Pilot addresses attitudes
• Embrace the challenge
• High risk teams update
• New support and services
• Information sharing manages risk
• Death review and advisory board forum
• Reimagining health
• The ANROWS national conference

March 2018

• Meet our new Minister, Di Farmer
• UN report profiles some of our best
• Life after DV
• Increased privacy protection
• Measuring success
• Get ready for Queensland Women's Week
• Changes to child protection laws have commenced
• Training sessions on offer
• The role of peers

December 2017

• Media guide now available
• National campaign awarded
• Staff committed to cause
• Accreditation takes us a step closer
• Southport DFV court officially opens
• DJAG team wins two national awards

November 2017

• Ending violence is everyone's issue
• Breakfast of change champions
• DFVP month grants - apply by 10 November
• 'Let's stop it at the start' campaign awarded
• Staff committed to cause
• New high risk teams establised in Brisbane, Ipswich and Cairns for 2017-18
• Southport DFV court officially opens
• Southport court an award finalist

October 2017

• Cleveland student wins youth campaign competition
• Novel way to make a difference
• Working together to stand up and speak out
• White Ribbon advocate awarded
• Videos show we all have a role to play
• Support services boost
• National DVO scheme on its way
• Young talent on display
• New app for women
• Research explores regional experiences

September 2017

• Child protection is everyone's business
• One Million Stars to End Violence project reaches its goal
• Julie's a star weaver
• QFES says Not Now, Not Ever
• Meet Brett Weeden, White Ribbon Ambassador
• Program helps staff recognise and respond
• Focus on Logan/Beenleigh
• More power for police
• Holistic approach to protect children

August 2017

• End domestic and family violence Progress snapshot
• Two years on, what do Queenslanders think?
• Making a connection
• Agencies on track for White Ribbon accreditation
• What's changed for Queensland's first responders?
• Tackling homelessness
• Collaboration in Cairns to help keep victims safe
• Justice system's reforms on track
• Excellence in reform work recognised
• Share new ways of working

July 2017

• Stop the hurting - end domestic violence
• Putting the spotlight on elder abuse
• Don't be a bad apple
• Students find out what respect means
• Safety resources support people with low literacy
• New shelter to save lives on the Gold Coast
• Specialist DV courts to stay
• Law student job shadows specialist DV court

Qld Budget 2017-18 edition

• What's in the budget for domestic and family violence reform?
• Budget highlights
• Domestic and family violence courts
• New women's shelters
• Evaluating the reforms
• Supporting integrated responses
• New and enhanced services

June 2017

• Implementation council's 12-month report
• Kay McGrath OAM appointed as new council chair
• Multilingual videos encourage older Queenslanders to plan for the future
• Strengthening workplace responses to violence and abuse
• Torres Strait community to tackle domestic violence
• Our Way to improve outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and families
• Focus on the Cherbourg Integrated Service Response Trial
• Workshop to address technology abuse
• Law Week event focuses on domestic and family violence reform
• New information sharing guidelines now available

May 2017

• Ending domestic and family violence: how it began
• Domestic and Family Violence Prevention Month
• Not Now, Not Ever in Queensland
• Grants help raise awareness of domestic and family violence
• Leading the way for Queensland workplaces
• Strengthening integration and collaboration
• Grassroots engagement with Palm Island community
• Online resources support all health workers
• Better protection for victims as legislative changes commence
• Applying for a Protection Order made easier with online form
• Videos explain domestic violence orders