FAMILY VIOLENCE PREVENTION ACTION PLAN 2013-2014
Family Violence Prevention Strategy 2011-2015
Endorsed by Council on 10 April 2013
Council has an important role to play in the prevention of family violence. Working in partnership with the Moreland community, we
can create a municipality that is gender equitable, respectful and inclusive.
Moreland Family Violence Prevention Strategy 2011-2015
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Introduction
The Family Violence Prevention Action Plan 2013-2014 continues to implement the policy position and objectives of Council’s Family Violence
Prevention Strategy 2011-2015 across the five key settings identified for action:
Setting 1: Local government, health and community services – Actions 1.1 to 1.12
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Setting 2: Workplace – Actions 2.1 to 2.3
Setting 3: Sport and recreation – Actions 3.1 to 3.4
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Setting 4: Education and young people – Actions 4.1 to 4.2
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Setting 5: Media and Arts – Actions 5.1 to 5.4
The proposed actions are based on best-practice examples identified in VicHealth’s research and Preventing violence against women: a framework for
action as well as other evidence. Actions to be undertaken within each setting may relate to: research and evaluation, raising community awareness and
social marketing, community strengthening, organisational and workforce development, advocacy and policy.
Engaging young people, people with a disability, multi-cultural communities, seniors and Aboriginal communities in actions to promote gender equitable
relationships and prevent violence against women have been identified as continued priority.
Partnerships with internal and external stakeholders are a key component of the action plan, involving business units across Council, service providers,
local businesses and schools, Victoria Police, community groups, regional bodies, other local governments and other tiers of government.
The actions proposed in the Draft Plan 2013-2014 will complement Council’s other community safety initiatives. A Moreland community forum in late
2012 provided an opportunity for residents, businesses and services to discuss safety concerns and identify opportunities to work in partnership to
enhance safety and perceptions of safety.
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Consultation Log
Stakeholders
Council - Aged & Disability
Council - Community Development &
Social Policy
Council - Human Resources
Abbreviations/ Acronyms
MAV
Municipal Association of Victoria
MFVN
Moreland Family Violence Network
Council - Maternal & Child Health
Council - Recreation
Council - Research
Council – Youth
Council - Disability Advisory Committee
Moreland Family Violence Network
Merri Community Health Service, Health
Promotion
Municipal Association of Victoria
SPECTRUM Migrant Resource Centre
Victoria Police
Women’s Health in the North
PVAW
VicHealth
VLGA
WHIN
WRAT
MOVE
Improving maternal and child health care for vulnerable mothers,
Latrobe University Research project
Preventing Violence Against Women
Victorian Health Promotion Foundation
Victorian Local Governance Association
Women’s Health in the North
White Ribbon Action Team
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Family Violence Prevention Strategy Framework 2011-
2015:
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SETTING 1: LOCAL GOVERNMENT, HEALTH AND COMMUNITY SERVICES
Objective: In partnership with the community, Council will build capacity within the community to prevent and respond to family violence, undertake
research and advocate to government for those actions that are beyond its direct control.
No
ACTION
GUIDING
PRINCIPLES
EVIDENCE/
BEST PRACTICE
Engagement,
Partnership
and
Advocacy;
Gender
Equity and
Respect
VicHealth 2007
Engagement,
Partnership
and
Advocacy;
Gender
Equity and
Respect
VicHealth 2007
TIMELINE
RESPONSIBILITY
POTENTIAL
PARTNERS
REQUIRED
BUDGET
PERFORMANCE
MEASURES
Community
Development and
Social Policy Unit
Women’s
Health in the
North,
Municipal
Association of
Victoria (MAV),
other local
governments
Within
existing
budget
80% attendance
at network
meetings.
Women’s
Health in the
North (WHIN)
Within
existing
budget
Networks
1.1
1.2
Continued involvement in
regional and State
networks1
Council supports Building
A Respectful Community
Preventing Violence
Against Women
Regional Strategy 20112016
Ongoing
Ongoing
Community
Development and
Social Policy Unit
Council
endorsement of
the MAV
Prevention of
Violence against
Women
Leadership
Statement.
Council
endorsement of 2
actions proposed
for consideration
by WHIN (TRIM
D12/186952)
Networks include: Women’s Health in the North (WHIN) Lcal Network Convenors, Northern Integrated Family Violence Services (NIFVS) Strategic Network and Building a Respectful
Community PVAW Strategy Implementation Advisory Group; VicHealth Preventing Violence Against Women Practitioners’ Forum; Municipal Association of Victoria (MAV) Preventing
Violence Against Women Network and Network Executive; Local Government Gender Equity Working Group.
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ACTION
GUIDING
PRINCIPLES
EVIDENCE/
BEST PRACTICE
1.3
Council continues to
convene the Moreland
Family Violence Network
Engagement,
Partnership
and
Advocacy;
Primary
Prevention
VicHealth 2007
1.4
Week Without Violence/
Clothesline Campaign
implemented by the
Moreland Family Violence
Network (MFVN) with
Council support,
incorporating t-shirt
painting workshops and
other local and regional
activities.
Primary
Prevention
VicHealth 2007
Advocacy to the State
Government on issues
related to family violence
prevention and gender
equity as well as
resources to engage multicultural communities.
Engagement,
Partnership
and
Advocacy
1.5
Successful
Clothesline
Campaigns ran
since the 1990s
TIMELINE
RESPONSIBILITY
POTENTIAL
PARTNERS
REQUIRED
BUDGET
PERFORMANCE
MEASURES
Ongoing
Community
Development and
Social Policy Unit
Local and
regional
service
providers,
Victoria Police,
Department of
Human
Services
(formerly
Centrelink)
Within
existing
budget
Each of the bimonthly meetings
attended by at
least 10
members.
October
2013
Moreland Family
Violence Network
Northern
Region
Convenors
Group hosted
by Women’s
Health in the
North (WHIN)
Within
existing
budget
At least 3 t-shirt
painting
workshops held in
Moreland.
At least 2 public
displays of
painted t-shirts in
Moreland.
Participation in
WHIN’s regional
activity.
VicHealth 2007
WHIN 2011
June 2014
Community
Development &
Social Policy Unit,
Moreland Family
Violence Network
WHIN,
MAV,
VLGA,
SPECTRUM,
InTouch
Multicultural
Centre Against
Within
existing
budget
Advocacy
appropriate and
timely.
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No
ACTION
GUIDING
PRINCIPLES
EVIDENCE/
BEST PRACTICE
TIMELINE
RESPONSIBILITY
POTENTIAL
PARTNERS
REQUIRED
BUDGET
PERFORMANCE
MEASURES
Family
Violence,
Multicultural
Centre for
Women’s
Health
1.6
Council to support
Community Reclaim the
Night activities in
Moreland
Engagement,
Partnership
and
Advocacy;
Gender
Equity and
Respect
VicHealth 2007
November
2013
Community
Development &
Social Policy Unit
Moreland
Family
Violence
Network,
Women’s
Health in the
North
Within
existing
budget
Council support
for Community
Reclaim the Night
activities.
Gender
Equity and
Respect
VicHealth 2007
June 2014
Maternal & Child
Health Service,
Community
Development &
Social Policy Unit
Merri
Community
Health
Service,
other local
governments,
MAV
Within
existing
budget
(scoping
only)
Service response
scoped and
recommendations
for
implementation
actioned.
Evidence
based
Actions and
Strategies
External
evaluation of
MOVE project
by La Trobe
University
To be
confirmed
(2013)
Maternal & Child
Health Service,
Children’s
Services Unit
(future roll-out)
La Trobe
University
Within
existing
budget
(review
only)
External
evaluation report
considered to
inform potential
future roll-out.
Family services
1.7
Engaging fathers in the
early years:
Support the internal
working group to scope
service response to
engage fathers through
Maternal and Child Health
Centres in Moreland.
1.8
Review outcomes of the
MOVE project (Improving
maternal and child health
care for vulnerable
mothers) and consider
future roll-out of training to
Success of the
Baby Makes 3
Program,
Whitehorse CC
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No
ACTION
GUIDING
PRINCIPLES
EVIDENCE/
BEST PRACTICE
TIMELINE
RESPONSIBILITY
POTENTIAL
PARTNERS
REQUIRED
BUDGET
PERFORMANCE
MEASURES
Settings
based
Approach
Rights. Respect.
Trust. 2009
March
2014
Aged and Disability
Services
Victorian
Office of
Senior
Victorians
Within
existing
budget
Recently
endorsed
Protocol included
in new
Community Care
Common
Standards, for
external auditing.
Settings
based
Approach
Rights. Respect.
Trust. 2009
June 2014
Aged and Disability
Services
Victorian
Office of
Senior
Victorians
Within
existing
training
budget
At least 2 inhouse training
sessions held for
staff.
Gender
Equity and
Respect
VicHealth 2007
June 2014
Community
Development &
Social Policy
Unit,
Within
existing
budget
Social rating tool
includes gender
and safety
considerations.
other departments if
successful
Aged and disability services
1.9
Elder abuse response
protocol:
Be guided by the MAV and
Department of Health on
resources and activities to
assist councils with
promoting elder abuse
prevention, where
required.
1.10
Training sessions for
staff on elder abuse
prevention:
In-house using State
Government resources.
Community infrastructure
1.11
Community
Infrastructure
Framework:
Input into the development
of a social rating tool for all
Council-owned buildings,
which includes gender and
safety features
Maribyrnong
Facility Ass’mt
Tool
Recreation
Services, City
Infrastructure
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No
ACTION
GUIDING
PRINCIPLES
EVIDENCE/
BEST PRACTICE
TIMELINE
RESPONSIBILITY
Settingsbased
Approach
VicHealth 2007
November
2013
Moreland
Family Violence
Network,
Maternal &
Child Health
Service,
Youth Services,
Aged and
Disability
Services
POTENTIAL
PARTNERS
REQUIRED
BUDGET
PERFORMANCE
MEASURES
Within
existing
budget
Key messages
conveyed in an
appropriate
manner to
audiences at
events/ activities.
Priority populations
1.12
Engage diverse
audiences in preventative
actions, including people
with a disability, multicultural communities,
Aboriginal communities,
young people and seniors.
Week without
Violence/
Clothesline
White Ribbon
Day
Merri
Community
Health,
Multicultural &
Settlement
Network,
SPECTRUM,
Victorian
Aboriginal
Family Violence
Prevention
Legal Service,
FReeZA,
Women’s Health
in the North
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SETTING 2: WORKPLACE
Objective: To model, promote and facilitate equal, respectful and non-violent gender relations across the Moreland City Council organisation.
No
ACTION
GUIDING
PRINCIPLES
EVIDENCE
TIMELINE
RESPONSIBILITY
POTENTIAL
PARTNERS
REQUIRED
BUDGET
PERFORMANCE
MEASURES
2.1
Continue to actively engage
whole-of-Council in White
Ribbon Day:
Settingsbased
Approach;
Primary
Prevention
Success at
Darebin and
Maribyrnong
CCs
November
2013
WRAT, supported
by White Ribbon
Foundation
Local businesses,
local media,
schools, sports
clubs
Within
existing
budget
WRAT meets bimonthly and
prepares an
action plan for
implementation in
November.
Submit evidence required
for accreditation under the
White Ribbon Workplace
Accreditation Pilot
Project.
Evidence
based
Actions and
Strategies
White Ribbon
December
2013
Community
Development &
Social Policy Unit
White Ribbon
Foundation
Within
existing
budget
Required
documents
submitted in a
timely manner.
Enhance the capacity of
Council business units to
apply gender analysis
using sex-disaggregated
data to inform policy
development, service
planning and delivery.
Gender
Equity and
Respect
White Ribbon Action Team
(WRAT) members
contribute to the annual
Action Plan.
2.2
2.3
Maribyrnong
Respect and
Equity project
Evaluation survey
achieves 30%
response rate.
Health &
Wellbeing
Plan;
Allocation of
Sporting
Grounds and
Pavilions
Policy
July 2014
Community
Development &
Social Policy Unit
supporting
respective
business unit/s
Women’s Health
in the North
Within
existing
budget
Develop a
training module to
apply gender
audits.
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SETTING 3: SPORT AND RECREATION
Objective: To create sports and recreation environments in Moreland that value gender equity and respectful relationships between men and women,
and also improve community connections.
No
ACTION
GUIDING
PRINCIPLES
EVIDENCE
TIMELINE
RESPONSIBILITY
POTENTIAL
PARTNERS
REQUIRED
BUDGET
PERFORMANCE
MEASURES
3.1
Continued
implementation of the
Active Women and
Girls in Moreland
Strategy (AWGMS).
Settingsbased
Approach
Research
base for the
AWGMS
July 2014
Recreation
Services
Sports clubs/
facilities,
community
groups
Within existing
budget
3% annual
increase in
Moreland sports
clubs’ female
membership
(Active Moreland
evaluation target).
3.2
Ongoing permanent
position for Active
Participation (AP)
Officer – Women and
Girls to implement the
Active Women and
Girls in Moreland
Strategy.
Settingsbased
Approach
Success of
AP Officer in
secondment
position
2010/11
July 2014
Recreation
Services
Currently funded
through
Operational
Grant. Business
Case will be
submitted in
2013/14 to
transfer to Base
Budget in
2014/15.
Position is funded
through Base
budget as a
permanent
position in
2014/15 budget.
3.3
Complete the female
friendly Facility
Assessment – Audit
and priority capital
works listing
Gender
Equity and
Respect
Success of
Maribyrnong
CC’s facility
assessment
tool and
Respect and
Equity
July 2014
Recreation
Services
Audit within
existing budget.
Identified
priorities have
been included in
Capital Works
budget bids for
2014/15.
VicHealth
2007
Sports clubs /
facilities
Priority
improvements
may require
capital works
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No
ACTION
GUIDING
PRINCIPLES
EVIDENCE
TIMELINE
RESPONSIBILITY
POTENTIAL
PARTNERS
program
3.4
Allocation and Use of
Sporting Facilities,
Grounds and
Pavilions Policy –
continue to work with
sports clubs assisting
them to be more
inclusive and
welcoming to women.
Settingsbased
Approach
A State first –
to be
evaluated as
part of
AWGMS
REQUIRED
BUDGET
PERFORMANCE
MEASURES
funding.
Ongoing
Recreation
Services
Sports clubs/
facilities
Within existing
budget
100% of clubs in
Moreland meet
the requirements
of the Policy by
October 2013.
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SETTING 4: EDUCATION AND YOUNG PEOPLE
Objective: To provide education programs and accessible information to young people in Moreland which address violence-supportive attitudes, violent
behaviour and promote respectful gender relations.
No
ACTION
GUIDING
PRINCIPLES
EVIDENCE
TIMELINE
RESPONSIBILITY
POTENTIAL
PARTNERS
REQUIRED
BUDGET
PERFORMANCE
MEASURES
4.1
Support the
establishment of a
Youth Health Clinic
co-located with
Council’s Youth Facility.
Community
safety, health
and
wellbeing
Merri
Community
Health
Service
Youth
Health
Survey
Ongoing
Youth Services,
Merri Community
Health Service
Youth Projects
Inc., Women’s
Health in the
North
Funding
opportunities for
an expansion of
the Youth
Facility (stages
2 & 3) are being
explored to
accommodate
youth health and
other co-located
services.
Funding for an
expansion of the
Youth Facility has
been secured and
co-located
services have
been confirmed.
November
2013
Community
Development &
Social Policy Unit,
Moreland Family
Violence Network,
Youth Services
Women’s Health
in the North,
White Ribbon
Foundation,
FReeZA, schools,
Youth Network,
sports clubs
Within existing
budget
Key messages
conveyed in an
appropriate
manner to
audiences at
events/ activities.
Youth
Projects
Inc.
4.2
Promote young
people’s participation
in education and
awareness raising
activities to promote
respectful relationships
and prevent violence
against women.
Settingsbased
Approach
Week
without
Violence/
Clothesline
White
Ribbon Day
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SETTING 5: MEDIA AND ARTS
Objective: To promote positive social attitudes and disseminate information about gender equity, respect and family violence prevention.
No
ACTION
GUIDING
PRINCIPLES
EVIDENCE
TIMELINE
RESPONSIBILITY
POTENTIAL
PARTNERS
REQUIRED
BUDGET
PERFORMANCE
MEASURES
5.1
References to family
violence campaigns
within Moreland in
Council publications
and local media.
Gender Equity
and Respect
VicHealth
2007
June 2014
Community
Development &
Social Policy Unit,
Communications
Unit
Local media,
WHIN,
MFVN, MAV
Within
existing
budget
Media monitored and report
made of findings to the
Moreland Family Violence
Network and White Ribbon
Action Team for potential
follow up.
5.2
Promote the benefits
of ‘Healing through
Arts’ T-Shirt painting
workshops as part of
Week Without
Violence/
Clothesline.
Primary
Prevention
VicHealth
2007
October
2013
Moreland Family
Violence Network
Northern
Region
Convenors
Group hosted
by Women’s
Health in the
North
Within
existing
budget
At least 3 T-shirt painting
workshops held in
Moreland.
Promote Preventing
Violence against
Women through an
event as part of
Council’s Read More
Program.
Primary
Prevention
November
2013
Community
Development &
Social Policy Unit,
Library Services
Women’s
Health in the
North, White
Ribbon
Within
existing
budget
Event held and well
attended.
5.3
Successful
Clothesline
Campaigns
ran since
the 1990s
VicHealth
2007
Week
without
Violence/
Clothesline
White
Ribbon Day
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