Eureka electorate
Michaela SETTLE (Eureka) (14:55): (699) My question is for the Minister for Prevention of Family Violence. The minister joined the Premier in Ballarat on 31 May to announce that Ballarat will lead the way in family violence prevention thanks to a brand new project to saturate anti-violence awareness and action. This is a world-leading pilot that brings together new and expanded programs, policies and services with a singular focus to drive down the rates of family violence and men’s violence against women. Respect Victoria, the nation’s first primary prevention agency, will work with the community to develop and deliver initiatives that are tailored to local needs. I recently attended a student forum of all schools in Ballarat on gendered violence. The students had great insight and thoughts on this issue. My question for the minister is: will Respect Victoria work with local schools and, importantly, local students to develop the saturation model?