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Criminology Research Council research
grants – now open
The 2009 round of Criminology Research Council
research grants is now open. Closing date for
applications: 21 August 2009. Documentation is
available from the Criminology Research Council
website.
www.criminologyresearchcouncil.gov.au/
applications/
SA Rural Women’s Community Grants
A small grants fund from the Office for Women,
Government of South Australia, has been created
for women in drought affected communities with
three funding rounds in 2009. The Rural Women’s
Community Grants 2009 provide organisations with
an opportunity to receive small grants of up to $1000
towards a community project that will build resilience
within the community and support the continued
work of local organisations. Closing dates for the
second and third funding rounds are 30 June and 31
October 2009.
wis.sa.gov.au/index.phpsection=1079
‘UNiTE to end violence against women’
campaign gathers momentum
The UN Secretary-Generals‘ campaign, ‘UNiTE to end
violence against women’ campaign, 2008-2015, has
the overall objective of raising public awareness and
increasing political will and resources for preventing
and responding to all forms of violence against
women and girls – in all parts of the world.
www.un.org/womenwatch/daw/vaw/Words%20
to%20Action%20Issue%20No.%202.pdf
The Federal Government’s annual ‘Closing
the Gap’ report released
The Rudd Government released its first Annual Report
on ‘Closing the Gap on Indigenous Disadvantage: the
Challenge for Australia’, on 26 February 2009 to mark
the one-year anniversary of the National Parliament’s
apology to the Stolen Generations. The full report is
available at:
www.fahcsia.gov.au/indigenous/closing_the_gap/
closing_the_gap.pdf
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Mandatory reporting laws passed in NT
The Northern Territory Government has passed an
amendment to its Domestic and Family Violence Act
2007, that mandates the reporting of domestic violence
against both adults and children. The law requires
all adults to report domestic violence if they believe
another person’s life is in danger or they believe a
person has caused, or is about to cause, serious harm to
another person in a domestic relationship. The Territory
Government will also commit $15 million over four
years to support more crisis accommodation, increased
counselling services and continuing public education
campaigns surrounding the new law. More information
about this radical amendment will be provided in the
next edition of the Clearinghouse Newsletter.
WA child protection workers to
accompany police on call-outs
The Western Australian (WA) Government has
introduced a system whereby child protection workers
will accompany police to domestic violence callouts
across the Perth metropolitan area. The child
protection officers will provide families with support
and referrals for both men and women to domestic
violence services. The move is based on a successful
trial in Armadale and Cannington in WA, where it was
seen to be responsible for a decrease in incidents.
Hairdressers talking health
The Body Shop Australia has provided
a seeding grant for a project that will
develop hairdressers’ skills in effective
communication around relationship
abuse and difficulties, as well as
serious health issues, loss and grief
and depression. The inaugural training
workshops commenced in Victoria in
February 2009.
blog.thebodyshop.com.au/2009/01/hairdresserstalking-health.htm
Training calenders available online
Victoria
Domestic Violence Resource Centre (Victoria) training
calendar can be found at:
www.dvrcv.org.au/TrainingHub/DVRC%20Tng%20
Calendar%20Jan-June09.pdf
NSW
Education Centre Against Violence, NSW Health,
course calendar can be found at:
www1.health.nsw.gov.au/ecav/index.asppg=5&s=C
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