The Victorian government will invest $750,000 to deliver accredited training for an initial 150 GPs by September this year to diagnose and treat ADHD in adults and children. The state government says the move will cut lengthy wait times and thousands of dollars for those seeking a diagnosis or care.
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Greater Dandenong Kindness Community Weekly meal service every Tuesday through school holidays. Christmas day lunch 12pm-2pm BBQ Shelter John Hemming Park.
Cardinia Shire Bless Collective Christmas dinner Thursday 18th December from 6:00pm at the Pakenham library. Also partnered with Salvation Army, ADRA, Cardinia Foundation and the Cardinia Shire Council to provide food, toys and financial assistance between December 11th and December 22nd register here Christmas – Follow Bless Collective or call 1300 787 624
AfriAus Multicultural Communities & Families Dinner, Saturday 20th December 4:30pm-7:30pm at Pakenham Library Community Hall
We All Eat Collections from Pakenham available on Wednesday 17th December, register via website. Contact the team for emergency parcels during holiday period.
Moy-Yan Neighborhood House Christmas Day lunch 12pm-2pm. To book a seat please call Meg 0466 496 107 or Jen 0428 372 686
Gather Church Free Christmas dinner for families and individuals in need December 21st at 4:30pm 18 Golden Street Pakenham, email [email protected] to register.
City of Casey Transit Offering Christmas lunch Register here TryBooking Australia
Casey North CISS Christmas program runs two weeks leading into Christmas, you can collect a food hamper form the office during this time. Families with primary school or pre-school children can be assess for eligibility for free toys. (must live Narre Warren, Doveton, Harkaway, Berwick, Eumemmerring, Hallam and parts of Beaconsfield)
Community Information Support Cranbourne As above covering Casey south suburbs of Cranbourne, Hampton Park, Clyde, :Lynbrook and Tooradin.
From 10 December 2025, age-restricted social media platforms will have to take reasonable steps to prevent Australians under the age of 16 from creating or keeping an account. The restrictions aim to protect young Australians from pressures and risks that users can be exposed to while logged in to social media accounts. These come from design features that encourage them to spend more time on screens, while also serving up content that can harm their health and wellbeing.
Despite law reform and public attention, workplace sexual harassment continues to affect one in three Australian workers. New research shows that directors now face personal liability, and many aren’t prepared.
This report summarises the key learnings from the 2022-24 evaluation of the Connecting Communities program, a partnership program between the Multicultural Centre for Women’s Health (MCWH) and Safe and Equal to support the learning and professional development needs of the Connecting Communities network, a network of organisations working with multicultural and faith-based communities to prevent family violence in Victoria.
This survey will ask you how well you or your organisation understands the Family Violence Multi-Agency Risk Assessment and Management (MARAM) Framework, the Information Sharing Schemes, and related supports. MARAM is a system-wide model for all professionals in services that interact with adults and children who have experienced family violence or are using family violence. Together with information sharing schemes, MARAM aims to ensure people affected by, experiencing, or using family violence get an appropriate, consistent, and capable response, no matter where or how they engage with services.
Why complete this survey?
By participating in this survey, you will help us understand:
- How well different professionals and sectors have aligned their policies and practices with MARAM.
- Whether authorised professionals proactively share information to assess or manage family violence risk and/or promote the safety and wellbeing of children.
- How the Victorian Government can better support organisations to align to MARAM and use and understand their information sharing authorisations.
Domestic and family violence is not acceptable under any circumstance. It is a crime in Australia.
Domestic and family violence is any conduct that makes you fear for your or your family’s safety and wellbeing. There are different types of domestic and family violence. It may be directed at you, your family, pets or property. No matter what it looks like, you have the right to a safe environment in Australia.
We understand that seeking help can be difficult. If you are experiencing domestic and family violence, you are not alone. There is support available, regardless of your visa status.
You and your family do not have to remain in a relationship where you fear for your or your family’s safety to stay in Australia.
Resources available to help in multiple languages.
This research explores the use of intimate partner violence among Australian men, including factors that may reduce the likelihood of such behaviours. A public health approach is taken that considers the power of improving men’s health and wellbeing in relation to preventing intimate partner violence.
The family law system is crucial for protecting women and children nationwide. With its combination of judicial oversight, counselling and alternative dispute resolution, the family court can offer meaningful support to parents in complex situations. But First Nations families may be missing out.
We partnered with Women’s Legal Services Australia to prepare a new review. The review highlights that First Nations women may face barriers to accessing the family law system, especially when they have experienced family violence.
Collecting data about people who use family violence is complex and there are inconsistences in what, when and how this data is collected.
Tabled in the Legislative Assembly on 1 April 2025, the report makes
71 findings and 61 recommendations.
The report focuses on how the Victorian Government can achieve a more holistic understanding of people using family violence. This includes considering improvements to current data collection, linkage and sharing and what else is needed to build knowledge about the perpetration of family violence.
Recommendations include mapping what existing data on people using family violence can and has the potential to do, and bringing together existing and planned research.
Some key areas of opportunity in the report are:
- Indigenous Data Sovereignty
- rectification processes to correct misidentification
- learning what works: programs for people using family violence
- a population-based survey.