Opinion The Age, Sunday 13 September 2026
There is a lot of anxiety at the moment about what our girls are facing - misogyny, the manosphere and sexual violence. Increasingly, I hear murmurings about teaching girls self-defence. Perhaps we need them to learn how to fight back?
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Let’s look behind closed doors!
What does abuse look like?
How is mental health and abuse linked?
What is our role in prevention?
Let’s open the door together!
‘Cases that stay with you forever’: They see women killed by violence, and this is what they want you to know.
Elder abuse is both prevalent and under-recognised within Australia.
An outspoken domestic violence advocate whose father murdered his mother inside their home says it is up to men to help stamp out violence against women.
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Rotary SAFE Families is both a national and international primary prevention initiative dedicated to preventing family abuse before it starts.
President Rotary Hawthorn (Former Secondary and Teriary Educator, Leader and Administrator. Retired but proactive by volunteering in the community, particularly through Rotary.
Over my 48-year career as an educator and manager, I gained a deep understanding of learning, teaching, professional practice, and educational systems. I'm proud of the positive impact I've had on the lives and careers of many students and teachers through my passion for education.
I enjoy helping others understand complex concepts and achieve their goals, and I'm happy to give back to community. I am proud to support Rotary SAFE Families especially in the area of healthy, safe development of young people.
Kirsti is passionate about contributing to the vibrancy of the community in which she lives and sees community development as a vital aspect of this.
Fascinating details of how young males perceive themselves.
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Aminda Bell is a retired teacher, having taught in the primary and secondary area. She has also spent much of her career addressing the particular needs of individual students. Her role was in partnership with families. Those families needed to provide a safe and supportive environment in order for young people to thrive and reach their full potential.
These young people are our future change-makers. They need to be nurtured, skilled and morally responsible.
Rotary Safe Families not only addresses domestic and family violence, it continues to develop an extensive library of resources to assist in this campaign. RESPECT is our goal!
Rotary Melbourne members maybe interested in learning about a program where horses help women who have been traumatised and abused.
Dorothy has had queries from her guest speaker presentations, regarding the referral of a victim or perpetrator of family abuse to Police. I have been asked if the referrer could be sued for informing. The attached is taken directly from a Victoria Police website: https://www.police.vic.gov.au/family-violence#discreet-help For your immediate downloading: Family_violence_help_from_Vic._Police.pdf
Thank you Caroline Springs for promoting the "3RRR's" of primary prevention in your latest Bulletin. You rock!
Dorothy is very happy to be working with Afri-Aus Care under the guidance of the amazing CEO, Selba-Gondoza Luka.
There are many factors that predict or 'drive' higher levels of family violence in the community.
A challenging article from an address to the Rotary Club of Palm Beach, Rockingham by Holly-Anne which was re-printed in Rotary Down Under
The following story is of the outstanding work being done in the acknowledgement and prevention of elder abuse. Elder abuse is the most under-reported type of abuse in Australia.
