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Security in a safe place
By CASEY NEILL WELLSPRINGS for Women has been a safe place for women in need since it opened its doors in Dandenong 20 years ago.…
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Nowhere to run
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS Magistrate says a refuge shortage is leaving family violence victims in danger… A DANDENONG-based magistrate has called for funding to boost the…
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Putting out a new message
Frank Cresia, CEO of Waverley Industries WHEN approached by the City of Casey to participate in the White Ribbon Challenge Family Violence program I wasn’t…
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Wounds rise to the surface
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS SHARON Harris’s deepest wounds come from the people who should have cared most for her. Twice her head has been broken during…
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Standing tall
By CASEY NEILL WALK Against Family Violence organisers hope to top last year’s 500-strong turnout to show support for victims and efforts to end the…
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Cash falls short for most vulnerable
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS MAJOR parties have failed to commit extra resources to tackle violence against the state’s most vulnerable women despite a damning recent report.…
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Stand together
By CASEY NEILL “I PLEDGE to man up.” Male students at Keysborough College signed this pledge during a unique approach to tackling violence against women…
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United against the pain
By GROUP EDITOR GARRY HOWE “I SWEAR never to commit, excuse or remain silent about violence against women. This is my oath.” A growing number…
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Shaken, not deterred
By BRIDGET SCOTT THE glamour of the occasion couldn’t hide the dark reality that is family violence when Windermere hosted an awareness-raising cocktail party last…
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Forum opens up the debate
By CASEY NEILL THE Great Debate: Is Family Violence a Crime? is designed to get people talking. Organiser Linda Watson, based at support service WAYSS…
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