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A violence-free Victoria.

It all starts with respect.

If you are experiencing family violence, concerned for your safety, or in an emergency situation please call Victoria Police on 000 or see our list of crisis and support organisations.

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Learn about the Ballarat Community Saturation Model
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23 April 2025

Eroticising violence: how pornography is creating dangerous sexual scripts

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And how we can talk with young people about it

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27 March 2025

Everyone is talking about Adolescence. Here's what that means for preventing violence against women.

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Now is the time to talk to boys and young men about the reality of violence against women.

12 March 2025

Working together to prevent gendered violence in Ballarat

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First meeting of the Ballarat Community Saturation Model co-design working group

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Agency, access and action: We all deserve to be safe, respected and to have the power to make decisions about our own lives.

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