Don’t be silent when you see violence. The headline of the State Government’s 16 Days in WA campaign to prevent domestic and family violence is a reminder that we all have a role to play in calling out violence in our community, including our regional communities. And on the International Day for the Elimination…
On the 24th of May, an ABC news report told Australia that 21 women had been killed in 21 weeks by an intimate partner. My guess is that you’d gasp and think ‘how horrible, that must be in another country.’ You’d be wrong. This is in Australia. This happened in 2020. In Australia. In February…
‘So, Fleur, tell me, do you write every day?’ ‘Where do you work from?’ ‘Oh, you have deadline? Really? thought you’d just write and hand it in when it was ready.’ (HA! Don’t I wish!) These are a few of questions I get asked when I do an event and I’d love to…
On White Ribbon day Breaking the Silence launched into Albany. If you haven’t heard about Breaking the Silence, then let me tell you; it’s a directory of services which are available in one area and tailored to each individual town; so far we have Esperance and Albany online. The plan is by 2021 that we…
Domestic Violence is another form of terrorism. Why? Terrorism creates fear and fear is what these people live with, daily. Fear of what will happen next. One in four rural women will endure some kind of domestic abuse within their life time. Who are the four women you love the most? Mother, sister, wife, daughter?…
