The Sexual Assault & Family Violence Centre

19/06/2026

We congratulate everyone who participated in the Respect 2040 Forum and their commitment to advancing gender equality. 🫱🏼‍🫲🏽

Gender inequality remains a key driver of violence against women. By promoting gender equality in our workplaces, communities and everyday lives, we can help create safer, more respectful communities for everyone.

Well done to Women's Health and Wellbeing Barwon South West for a great, thought-provoking event 👏🏼

15/06/2026

The first of two AusAlert tests is this Thursday at 2pm for Belmont, Highton and surrounding residents. Plan ahead to keep yourself and those around you safe.

❗️Only forward this post to someone if it is safe to do so.

The AusAlert website (ausalert.gov.au) has lots of helpful information, otherwise call us on (03) 5222 4318, 9am-5pm, and we will do our best to support you.

09/06/2026

⛳️We were delighted to attend Queen’s Park Golf Club to accept a generous $1,500 donation to The Sexual Assault & Family Violence Centre. The funds were raised by the club’s women’s golfing group and will directly support services for our clients.

During the visit, The SAFV Centre shared how donations like this make a real difference to our clients, in their recovery from family and sexual violence. What stood out most was the group’s enthusiasm to do more. Beyond their donation, the women were eager to learn how else they could support our work to help end gendered violence.

We sincerely thank the Queen’s Park Golf Club women’s tournament for their generosity and ongoing commitment to our cause. 🙏

09/06/2026

We're proud to be Respect 2040 partners and hope to see you there! 🙌

🔔Have you registered yet?

Our Respect 2040 Annual Forum is just around the corner, and there are still a few spots available.

Join us to hear from keynote speaker Anu Krishnan and MC Daisy Ye, connect with others from across Barwon South West, and build skills through Active Bystander and eAware training.

Free registration via Humanitix👉https://events.humanitix.com/respect-2040-annual-forum-stand-together-act-together

04/06/2026

This EOFY, you can make a real difference for women and children rebuilding their lives 💜 Donations help us uplift our services to people experiencing family and sexual violence.

Your donations create moments of safety, joy and possibility for our clients. From movie tickets that offer a much-needed break, to essential supplies in our refuges, trauma-informed yoga, laptops for study and employment, and access to community activities for our children victim-survivors (and much, much more!) every contribution counts.

Together, we can help people heal, regain independence, and create brighter futures for their families.
Give before June 30 and be part of the change. ✨

💛 Donate today via our website (https://www.safvcentre.org.au/donate/) and help us provide more than a service to our clients.

*We have DGR status, which means any donation over $2 is tax deductible.

01/06/2026

🏥 🩺 We are so pleased to share that our healthcare training program is having a huge impact for victim-survivors and their families!

This early intervention program consists of upskilling GPs, clinic administrative staff and other healthcare workers to recognise signs of family and sexual violence as well as child sexual abuse.

It also supports these frontline staff to make appropriate referrals to services. We are proud to be partnering with our local Western Victoria Primary Health Network to execute this project.

The most recent evaluation of this project - launched publicly this week - has found:
✅ strong improvements in clinician awareness, confidence, and readiness to recognise and respond to family and sexual violence and child sexual abuse
✅ strengthened referral pathways to specialist services.

Initiatives such as this are so important to ensure people are supported earlier in their recovery journey and that our healthcare staff are trained to support someone who makes a disclosure.

29/05/2026

🎉We are so thrilled to share that last night the Geelong Community Foundation announced The SAFV Centre as a $150,000 grant recipient to be used over 3 years to fund 'Respect Starts Here'.

We're so proud of this primary prevention program that supports sporting clubs to promote respect and equality and to challenge disrespectful attitudes and behaviours among their members. A huge thank you to the Geelong Community Foundation for supporting our work towards gender equality.

Please reach out if your sporting club would like to get involved. We can't wait to continue this important work over the next 3 years!

Pictured: Liv and Tracey from The SAFV Centre team at the Geelong Community Foundation Expo at Norlane ARC.

26/05/2026

Could this be your moment? 😃

We are recruiting senior leaders and dedicated professionals across our services. At The Sexual Assault & Family Violence Centre, every role, from leadership to frontline support, plays a part in the important work we do for our community. We're looking for the right people to continue this vital work alongside us.

If you are interested in joining our organisation, please contact Kate Chase (via the link below) or the Davidson team.

Davidson is pleased to be partnering with The SAFV Centre as they realign their organisation.

25/05/2026

💰📉 Do you have unspent funds in your PD Budget that you want to use before EOFY?

We are offering our THRIVE training, which supports client-facing workers who may be at risk of experiencing burnout, compassion fatigue or vicarious trauma.

Delivered by experienced therapeutic practitioners and training specialists, this training is a practical way for organisations to support staff who may work with clients who have experienced traumatic events or significant challenges in their lives.

Email [email protected] to find out how we can support you.