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Northern Integrated Family
Violence Services Partnership
For professionals supporting the
safety of victim survivors in Melbourne's
northern metropolitan region

Following on from the launch of MARAM Guidance for Professionals Working with Adults using Family Violence, Family Safety Victoria has released the following additional supporting resources: 

  • Readiness Checklist (Perpetrator Guidance):  Recommended high-level steps for organisational leaders to align to the MARAM perpetrator guidance, prior to the release of training in 2022. This can be found at the following link  https://www.vic.gov.au/maram-practice-guides-and-resources under ‘Organisational focused resources’.
  • Updated MARAM Responsibilities decision guide (includes perpetrator practice): Guides decision making on assigning roles and responsibilities and core reading attached to the responsibilities. This can be found at the following link  https://www.vic.gov.au/maram-practice-guides-and-resources under ‘Organisational focused resources’.

These resources are intended to support both organisational leaders and practitioners.

(Source: Family Safety Victoria email, 17.9.21)

The NIFVS Partnership hosted a webinar on 14 September 2021 to explore how organisational leaders and practitioners can improve engagement with survivor advocates in order to strengthen practice responses and service planning.

The webinar enabled participants to:

  • Locate their thinking within the Experts by Experience Framework
  • Hear advice from survivor advocates on working collaboratively
  • Explore current practice in engaging survivor advocates in the northern metropolitan region.

You can watch the recorded webinar here and access other related resources.

Presenters
Top: Jade Blakkarly (Juno), Ada Conroy (NIFVS), Felicity Rorke (Good Samaritan Inn), Sarah Johnson (NIFVS)
Bottom: Kayti Franklin (Uniting), Anna Wark (DV Vic), Payal (Noor, inTouch Survivor Advocate), Miska (DV Vic Survivor Advocate)

As a result of the Inquiry into the Family Court, the Federal Government passed legislation in February 2021 that has now brought together the Family Court of Australia and the Federal Circuit Court of Australia (FCC). The new entity is now known as the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (FCFC). From 1 September 2021, the FCFC has become a single point of entry into federal family law jurisdiction.

Find more information about the FCFC.

(Source: DV Vic e-bulletin, 27.9.21)