THE Buninyong electorate will benefit from a nine-million-dollar state government injection, to increase gender equality, workplace respect and women\u2019s participation in male dominated areas.<\/p>\n
The money will be directed towards 60 projects and initiatives across the state that strive to better protect women and children, and stop family violence before it starts.<\/p>\n
Within this funding, Ballarat Community Health is receiving $30,000 to assist prevention of local elder abuse, and Women\u2019s Health Grampians has been allocated $44,000 to recruit and train extra advocates against violence towards women.<\/p>\n
BCH CEO Sean Duffy said the organisation is thrilled to have this money which will pay for activities that capture people\u2019s attention at a grass roots level.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe aim is to engage the community, and particularly older people, in awareness raising and education. These activities play a huge role in mobilising people to address age discrimination and assist organisations to play a role in primary prevention,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen it comes to addressing family violence, Victoria is committed to addressing this issue and elder abuse is part of this growing problem.\u201d<\/p>\n
Every week nationally, one woman is killed at the hands of a current or former partner. For Victorian women between 15 and 44, it\u2019s the leading cause of illness, disability and death.<\/p>\n
Member for Buninyong, Michaela Settle said bad attitudes towards women lead to bad outcomes for them.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m proud we\u2019re investing in our region to prevent family violence and all forms of violence against women.<\/p>\n
\u201cFamily violence also affects regional areas. It\u2019s critical to support community groups who are working to change attitudes and I\u2019m proud that we are not only talking about it, but we are acting on it,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
THE Buninyong electorate will benefit from a nine-million-dollar state government injection, to increase gender equality, workplace respect and women\u2019s participation in male dominated areas. The money will be directed towards 60 projects and initiatives across the state that strive to better protect women and children, and stop family violence before it starts. Within this funding, […]<\/p>\n