As a frontline worker, you are in a unique position to help the 1 in 4 women in Australia who have experienced physical or sexual violence by an intimate partner.
You could even be the first person to recognise that a woman may be in need of support. By responding the right way, you can play an important role in increasing her safety.
In partnership with experts, 1800RESPECT has created the Frontline Workers Toolkit. It's full of good practice information and resources, videos, webinars and apps to help you connect women to specialist services and offer knowledge-based support.
This innovative digital toolkit can be easily tailored to you or your individual learning and development needs and will be regularly updated by 1800RESPECT as new resources are released.
Are you ready to stand together and take action? Access your toolkit, share your knowledge with staff and colleagues and help educate frontline workers around the country. Your knowledge could be the difference.
If you'd like to show your support and take a stand with us, a range of materials to share on your own channels is available here.
Thousands of Victorians are living in draughty, poorly insulated rental properties that are freezing in winter and cost a fortune in energy bills just to keep at a healthy temperature.
It’s unfair. The good news is that right now the government is reviewing tenancy laws, so we have a once-in-a-decade opportunity to fix the problem.
Consumer Affairs Victoria has completed the consultation phase of its review of Victoria’s rental laws and is now making recommendations to government. We need to make sure the government hears the voice of renters and progressive landlords.
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