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2020
September
- Nominations are now open for the Domestic and Family Violence Prevention Honour Roll
- COVID-19 information and update for service providers
- DFV Prevention Council and Moreton Bay taking steps to end domestic and family violence
- Domestic and family violence resources in 29 different languages are now available
- Domestic and Family Violence Prevention Month saw Queenslanders unite to say Not Now, Not Ever. Together.
- Awareness campaign to connect families with services
- LGAQ award to recognise individual making a difference in Queensland
- Keeping Queenslanders safe at home during the COVID-19 pandemic
- Respect matters to schools
- New practice standards for 2021
- Responding to domestic and family violence against people with disability
- Vulnerable persons unit in Townsville
- QPS officer drives first LGBTI Domestic Violence Awareness Day
May
- COVID-19 information and update for service providers
- May is Domestic and Family Violence Prevention Month
- COVID-19 Domestic and Family Violence Virtual Summit
- Introducing the new Domestic and Family Violence Prevention Council
- Queensland Women's Week events promote gender equality
- Grants bring domestic and family violence into the spotlight
- Domestic and Family Violence Implementation Council's final report tabled
- Tenancy law toolkit for domestic and family violence service providers in Queensland
- Unhappy and unhealthy - the mental toll of troubled relationships
- QFES takes action
- New team supports corporate and community partnerships.
2019
November
- Delivery of Recommendations: Not Now, Not Ever: Putting an end to domestic and family violence in Queensland
- Queensland says: Not Now, Not Ever, Together
- Queensland businesses and community groups join fight against domestic violence
- Queensland launches first framework to prevent sexual violence
- Sexual Violence Awareness Month
- White Ribbon Australia liquidation
- Fourth Action Plan of the National Plan to Reduce Violence against Women and their Children 2010-2022 endorsed
- Helping women and children make fresh starts
- Finding support for DFV is now easier
- Sector supported and strengthened through new service
- Reports analysing effectiveness of electronic monitoring released
- Cairns hosts the Third Australasian Indigenous Family Violence Policing Conference
State Budget 2019-20
- Budget overview
- Budget highlights
May
- 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
- New campaign to raise awareness of domestic and family violence in LGBTIQ communities
- Christmas joy for women's shelters
- DSDMIP strives for White Ribbon accreditation
- A safe place to call home
- DFV reform workshop a success
2018
November
- 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
- Sexual violence response
- There's no excuse for elder abuse
- Domestic Violence Action Centre: Like a Girl Calendar
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
2017
December
- 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
- 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 established in Brisbane, Ipswich and Cairns for 2017-18
- Southport DFV court officially opens
- Southport court an award finalist
October
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
State Budget 2017-18
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Last reviewed
- 17 July 2020
- Last modified
- 3 September 2020
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Where to get help
If you are in immediate danger, phone the police on Triple Zero (000).
For help and advice:
- visit the Domestic and Family Violence Portal
- find a local support service
- call a DFV helpline.
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