Victorian Royal Commission into Family Violence 5 Year Anniversary Event

The Monash Gender and Family Violence Centre hosted the Victorian Royal Commission into Family Violence 5 Year Anniversary at the Wheeler Centre, Melbourne and via livestream on March 25th, 2021. The event marked five years since the Royal Commission into Family Violence delivered their report to the Victorian Government that set an agenda to transform Victoria’s whole of system responses to, and the prevention of family violence.

The event provided an opportunity to reflect on the remarkable program of reform that has been achieved in Victoria over the last five years. It also focused on the future and provided a forum to discuss ongoing opportunities for reform and further transformation of Victoria’s family violence system.

Our speakers and panellists for the event included:

  • The Honourable Gabrielle Williams MP: Minister for Women, Minister for Prevention of Family Violence and Minister for Aboriginal Affairs in the Victorian Government.
  • Professor Sharon Pickering: Dean of Arts, Monash University.
  • Dr Christine Nixon AMP: Former Police Chief Commissioner of Victoria Police and Monash College Board Member.
  • Eleri Butler: CEO of Family Safe Victoria.
  • Professor Muriel Bamblett  AO: CEO of the Victorian Aboriginal Child Care Agency (VACCA) and proud Yorta Yorta and Dja Dja Wurrung woman with traditional ties to Bunnerong and Taungurung peoples.
  • Lauren Callaway: Assistant Commissioner, Family Violence Command, Victoria Police.
  • Tania Farha:  CEO of of two merging organisations: the Domestic Violence Resource Centre Victoria (DVRCV) and Domestic Violence Victoria.
  • Tracey Gaudry: CEO of Respect Victoria.
  • Jacqui Watt: CEO of No To Violence.

You can watch the full video below:

Victorian Royal Commission into Family Violence 5 Year Anniversary Event from Monash Arts on Vimeo.

Image Gallery

From left to right: Dr Jasmine McGowan, Associate Professor Silke Meyer (MGFVPC Deputy Director) and Associate Professor Kate Fitz-Gibbon, (MGFVPC Director).

Dr Christine Nixon AMP.

Professor Sharon Pickering

N'arweet Dr Carolyn Briggs AM, Boonwurrung Senior Elder.

From left to right: Associate Professor Kate Fitz-Gibbon, Professor Muriel Bamblett AO, Tania Farha and Jacqui Watt.

Associate Professor Kate Fitz-Gibbon (left) and Professor Muriel Bamblett AO (right).

From left to right: Eleri Butler, Tracey Gaudry and Lauren Callaway.

Professor Sharon Pickering (left) and the Honourable Gabrielle Williams MP (right via video).