2015
- The Royal Commission into Family Violence is established.
- Victoria Police establishes Australia’s first dedicated Family Violence Command.
2016
- The Victorian Government accepts all 227 recommendations of the Royal Commission.
- The inaugural Victim Survivors Advisory Council (VSAC) is established.
- Risk Assessment and Management Panels are rolled out across the state, to conduct multi-agency assessment of people at high risk of harm from family violence.
- Caring Dads program commences to prevent fathers committing family violence
- Ending family violence: Victoria’s 10-year plan for change is launched
2017
- Family Safety Victoria is established.
2018
- Dhelk Dja Agreement between Aboriginal communities and services and the Victorian Government to prevent and respond to family violence against Aboriginal people.
- Respect Victoria is established.
- The Multi-Agency Risk Assessment and Management Framework (MARAM), Family Violence Information Sharing (FVIS) Scheme and the Central Information Point are launched.
- The first of 18 The Orange Door sites opens.
- Implementation of minimum standards for men’s behavioural change programs.
2019
- The first ‘core and cluster’ refuge opens.
- The first of 13 Specialist Family Violence Courts commence operation.
- The Centre for Family Violence opens at the Victoria Police Academy.
2020
- The Family Violence Jobs Portal is launched.
- Men's Accommodation and Counselling Services is established
2021
- The Gender Equality Act 2020 comes into effect.
- All Victorian government schools signed onto the Respectful Relationships initiative.
- Mandatory minimum qualifications for family violence practitioners introduced.
2022
- The Family Violence Memorial is unveiled.
2023
- All 227 Royal Commission recommendations implemented
- The first of three Aboriginal Access Points to The Orange Door Networks opens.
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