Ending Family Violence:
Victoria’s Plan
for Change

Rosie Batty I will keep speaking out because I want people to be aware of the impact family violence has on women and children, for people to understand the very real risk to our lives. Read Rosie's Story

Antoinette Braybrook Every day I hear the stories of Aboriginal women’s resilience in the face of violence Read Antoinette's Story

Jenny Blakey People don’t tend to think of elder abuse as a form of family violence Read Jenny's Story

Fiona McCormack When the Royal Commission into Family Violence handed down its report, a sense of hope began to build. Read Fiona's Story

Tarang Men who cannot accept equality, men who have a long way to go to learn respect, and men who have ingrained beliefs that hurt women and themselves, we need to change all of that. Read Tarang's Story

Phil She lost her life to a vengeful man who refused to accept her right to be free of him. Read Phil's Story

Maya We have also heard stories of women’s courage, strength, resilience and determination to create better futures for themselves and their children. Read Maya's Story

Nicole I am a woman, a mother, a student, a survivor of domestic violence and I am strong. Read Nicole's Story

Deb Tsorbaris Children are often invisible in the conversations about and responses to family violence Read Deb's Story

Muriel I can see that change on this scale with the level of commitment across the board will make a difference to us all including the young couple who had the courage to speak out and say 'enough is enough' Read Muriel's Story

Natasha Now this issue is out in the open, yet still we forget about the role and experience of children and young people in family violence. Read Natasha's Story

Jenny Mikakos I want to see change because I think every child deserves to have a safe and loving home Read Jenny's Story

Keri Family violence doesn't discriminate. Not on sexuality, race, religion, age, income or professional status: no group is immune Read Keri's Story

Martin Foley I want to create a Victoria where everyone is safe and has the support they need Read Martin's Story

Helen Kapalos Things will change with a concerted focus on prevention Read Helen's Story

Jill Gallagher AO We as a community cannot afford to see another generation of our people suffering from the impacts of family violence Read Jill's Story

Kristy Everyone should be afforded the right to feel safe and respected in their own home, workplace, community and in wider society Read Kristy's Story

Liana For years, the fear of leaving outweighed the fear of staying Read Liana's Story

Dani The money pressure rose and so did the abuse Read Dani's Story

Layla I’m safe now – sometimes I get stressed. And my health suffers from the stress. Read Layla's Story

Emily Maguire I believe I can change things because we’ve already seen change happen. Read Emily's Story

Emma King The Royal Commission into Family Violence envisioned a whole of community effort to tackle family violence Read Emma's Story

Jacqui Watt Change starts with every conversation we have. Every time there is an opportunity to reframe how abuse and violence are regarded I will take it. Read Jacqui's Story

Ro Allen Victoria is a place of change, with our enriching stories of change emerging every day. Read Ro's Story