As we near the end of the year, this month IGFF held our Annual General Meeting and published our Annual Report, and our team continued to provide crucial support and advocacy services. We also provided feedback to the Joint Select Committee on the National Redress Scheme, and staff members attended a range of training sessions and conferences.
Our office is located in Victoria, which means that we have been slowly beginning to attend in-person meetings and events again. It’s been exciting, but we do want to emphasise that the end of lockdown – or the experience of any public health restrictions – can be confronting. If you want to talk about what has been going on for you, you can get in touch with our Casework Team on (03) 9940 1533 and leave a voicemail for us to reply to, or email [email protected].
As always, if you have any questions about anything in this newsletter – from our Annual Report to the National Redress Scheme updates – please do not hesitate to get in touch.
This month also marks the one-year anniversary of our monthly newsletter. Thank you for subscribing, supporting us and following IGFF’s work!
2019-2020 Annual Report
This month, we published our Annual Report for 2019-2020. In it, our team reflects on the resilience and adaptability that our clients, community and staff have shown throughout the year, and the ways in which our services have grown and developed.
IGFF’s service delivery has almost tripled since the beginning of January this year. The Report discusses our ongoing collaboration with Australian National University and National Australia Bank to work towards a National Centre, bringing the experiences of our community and front-line Casework team to the forefront of national – and international – discussions.
Now, more than ever, we must empower the voices of Survivors, families and communities.
Read our Annual Report here
Below are some quotes from this year’s reflections by IGFF’s CEO, President and Advocacy and Redress Manager:
Survey on the Victorian Justice System
The Victorian Law Reform Commission are looking into how the justice system can better respond to sexual assault.
They are particularly looking to hear from Survivors, and have published an anonymous survey that will be available until 23 December. It asks questions about how things like support services and the police could be made easier, safer or just generally improved. There are also some initial general questions about whether you are telling them about sexual assault in Victoria.
In Good Faith Foundation can provide support throughout the process, or talk more about what it means. You can get in touch with our team by leaving a message at (03) 9940 1533 for us to call back, or by emailing [email protected]
