Cobram: Family Violence Community Information Sessions – Ethnic Council of Shepparton and District

The Goulburn Family Violence Executive will present free community information sessions in Cobram on Friday June 27th. Come along to learn about the services locally available and how you can guide a friend or community member if they need to know where to go for help.

At 3:30pm on 27 June 2019, in the Cobram Civic Centre, Punt Rd, Cobram, we are presenting about the supports locally available to victims of family violence, including men. The session will explain what supports are available and how they can be accessed.

Tickets are free, and are available at Eventbrite (Family Violence Community Information Session – 27 June 2019 – Cobram).

Information about local services will also be available.

Tea and Coffee will be available

For more information or to register call Katie H on 03 58237059.

If you or anyone you know needs immediate help with family violence call 000 or for some advice contact Safe Steps on www.safesteps.org.au or call 1800 015 188

More information:

Family Violence statistics
⊛ One in three women has experienced physical violence since the age of 15. Almost one in five has experienced sexual violence.
⊛ Almost 17 per cent of women in Australia have experienced violence by a partner.
⊛ On average, one woman is killed every week at the hands of their partner.
⊛ Violence against women and their children doesn’t just have a human cost. The economic cost to Australia is around $13.6 billion each year. Without action, this will rise to 15.6 billion by 2022.

Integrated Family Violence Services

	The Ethnic Council of Shepparton and District acknowledges the Yorta Yorta People of the land which comprises the Goulburn Valley. We pay respect to tribal Elders, past, present and emerging and we celebrate their continuing culture and acknowledge the memory of their ancestors.
	The Ethnic Council of Shepparton and District is a peak body whose mission is to promote and represent the social, cultural and economic well-being of ethnic communities in the Goulburn Valley Region through the provision of quality and innovative settlement, refugee support, community development, and information and advocacy services.