Loddon Campaspe CLC was established in 2005 after a sustained campaign by EASE (now the Centre for Non-Violence), the Centre Against Sexual Assault (Loddon Campaspe) and the Advocacy and Rights Centre (now trading as ARC Justice). These services recognised that legal assistance for women experiencing family violence was a critical issue in our community. Since […]
Loddon Campaspe CLC welcomes the commencement of the Victorian Royal Commission into Family Violence, which came into being on the 24th of February. Under the leadership of the Honourable Marcia Neave AO, the Commission will examine the largest preventable contributor to mortality and morbidity for Australian women under 45 years of age. It will provide its […]
On the 3rd of December the Productivity Commission released its long-awaited report into access to justice arrangements in Australia. The Commission recognised the role of Australian legal assistance providers (including Community Legal Centres) and deplored the high levels of unmet legal need faced by disadvantaged and vulnerable Australians. The Commission recommended an immediate injection of […]
On the 7th of November, Deakin University’s Centre for Rural Regional Law and Justice (CRRLJ) launched Landscapes of Violence: Women Surviving Family Violence in Regional and Rural Victoria. The report, written by Amanda George and Dr Bridget Harris, highlights the impact of family violence on women living in rural and regional Victoria. The report asked women survivors […]
In the run up to the state election on November 27th 2014, the Loddon Campaspe Community Legal Centre is proud to be hosting a candidates forum focussing on the marginal seats of Bendigo East and Bendigo West. Following on from the successful Talking Justice and Justice Bites events, the open forum will be an opportunity for members of the […]
It seems the elephant is on the march. This year’s White Ribbon Day community march in Bendigo (25 November) will feature the Elephant in the Room, which has been making its way around Central Victoria in recent weeks. The Elephant in the Room, as the name suggests, encourages conversations around an issue that many find difficult […]
In the lead-up to White Ribbon Day (Tuesday 25 November), several local councils and organisations are throwing their support behind the Elephant in the Room. This colourful fibreglass elephant was developed in Wodonga by Gateway Health as a response to the often hidden or shameful issue of family violence. The aim of the Elephant in […]
Between 2012 and 2013, almost 50% of Victoria’s murders were family violence related. Intimate partner violence perpetrated by men is the leading contributor to death, disability and illness for Victorian women aged 15 to 44 years. And one woman is killed almost every week in Australia by a current or former intimate partner. In light of these […]
