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Primary Prevention & Education Services

In case of emergency please contact Victoria Police: 000

CAV is the lead Specialist Family Violence Service in the Ovens Murray Region.

 

Services:

CAV also provide a range of Primary Prevention of violence programs.

 

Telephone: 03 5722 2203

Website: Centre Against Violence

Djirra is an Aboriginal community controlled organisation.

 

Services:

They provide a range of legal services, including advice and advocacy in relation to:

  • Intervention Orders issued in relation to family violence
  • Family Law
  • Child Protection
  • VOCAT assistance
  • Legal issues connected to a family violence situation such as: complaints about police; assistance with Centrelink or the Child Support Agency; and problems with the Office of Housing about house damage.

Paralegal support Workers can assist with:

  • Information about family violence
  • Information about legal and other options available following an incident of family violence
  • Information about court processes
  • Court support for attending court hearings
  • Support when reporting crimes to the police.

Djirra provides legal services to Aboriginal women, men and children who are victims/survivors of family violence or sexual assault or who are at immediate risk of family violence or sexual assault. Djirra also assists non-Aboriginal parents of Aboriginal children who are victims/survivors of family violence or sexual assault.

 

Djirra can also arrange:

  • counselling sessions
  • Aboriginal workers to accompany Aboriginal women to appointments
  • safety planning discussion and follow up support.

Djirra provides both telephone and face to face legal advice.

 

Telephone: 1800 105 303

Website: https://djirra.org.au/

EN VIC works with a broad array of organisations across Victoria – including government, peak bodies and public, community and private organisations – to advance a shared vision of gender equality, health and freedom from violence for every woman and girl in every community across Victoria.

 

Services:

  • Delivers and support coordinated and evidence-informed women’s health promotion activities
  • Facilitates collaboration and partnerships
  • Ensures women’s voices are integral to policy, legislation and services.

 

Telephone: 03 9418 0921

Address: State-wide

Website: https://www.genvic.org.au/

Services:

  • Koori First Steps Pre school
  • Koori maternity services
  • Parenting programs
  • Family Services
  • Health promotion
  • Home and community care
  • AOD
  • Social Emotional wellbeing support
  • Housing
  • Family Violence support
  • Justice support

Telephone: 02 6024 7599

Address: 53 Riley Street, Wangaratta Victoria 3676, 8 High Street Wodonga VIC 3690 & 21 Hovell Street, Wodonga VIC 3690

Website: Mungabareena Aboriginal Corporation

Respectful Relationships is a Department of Education and Training initiative that supports Government, Catholic and Independent schools to use a whole-school approach to promote and model respect, equality, positive attitudes and behaviours with an aim of preventing family violence. It teaches children how to build healthy relationships, resilience and confidence.

 

Website: https://www.vic.gov.au/respectful-relationships

Respect Victoria are the dedicated organisation for the prevention of family violence and violence against women in Victoria.

Respect Victoria works with partners in rural and regional Victoria, education and care settings, workplaces, community organisations, faith-based and cultural organisations, sport, the arts and media.

 

Address: Statewide

Website: https://www.respectvictoria.vic.gov.au

Safe and Equal is the peak body for specialist family violence services for women and children in Victoria. We are an independent, non-government organisation.

 

Services:

  • advocate and provide advice to government with and on behalf of our members
  • lead innovation and influence policy, legislation and community attitudes
  • work with our members to strengthen specialist family violence practice and build the capacity of human services
  • work respectfully and collaboratively with all our partners.

Telephone: 03 8346 5200

Address: State-wide

Website: https://safeandequal.org.au/ 

Services:

  • Family Services
  • Specialist disability support
  • Preservation and reunification response
  • Family violence response

Wangaratta

Telephone: 03 5756 9000

Address: 27-29 Faithfull Street, Wangaratta VIC 3677

 

 

Wodonga

Telephone: 03 8373 1710

Address: 3/1 Birallee Place Wodonga VIC

 

Website: https://www.vacca.org/ 

Services:

Women’s Health Victoria is the state-wide Primary Prevention agency. WHV advocate and build system capacity for a gendered approach to health that reduces inequalities and improves health outcomes for Victorian women.

 

Telephone: 03 9664 9300

Address: State-wide

Website: https://whv.org.au/ 

Women’s Health Goulburn North East is a feminist organisation, leading change towards women’s empowerment, women’s health, the prevention of violence against women and ultimately, gender equality, in rural and regional Victoria.

 

Services include:

Working with community groups, organisations and workplaces to develop and deliver information and practical tools, consultations, coaching, tailored training, workshops and facilitated conversations.

 

Telephone: 03 5722 3009

Address: 26-90 Rowan Street, Wangaratta VIC

Website: Women’s Health Goulburn North East

Women with Disabilities Victoria  (WDV) is the peak body of women with disabilities in Victoria.

 

Services:

  • Provides systemic support, advocacy and resources to women with disabilities in leadership roles
  • Works with community services and organisations to ensure they are inclusive of women with disabilities
  • Ensures services for people with disabilities consider a gender perspective that is responsive to women with disabilities
  • Works in partnership with other disability and women’s organisaitons
  • Encourages and undertakes research on issues affecting women with disabilities
  • Provides a voice for women with disabilities to influence government policy and legislation.

 

Telephone: 03 9286 7800

Address: State-wide

Website: https://www.wdv.org.au/