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The Lower North Shore Domestic Violence Network

The Lower North Shore Domestic Violence Network was established in the early to mid 1990s. The Network was established to provide DV workers and people in related services with a forum to discuss issues affecting their client base; to devise strategies to promote community awareness of DV in the region; and exchange information that will assist practitioners reduce the incidence and impact of domestic violence within the Lower North Shore.

The Network is a non-Incorporated entity that is dependent on the good will of member organisations and funding providers to meet on a regular basis and to undertake projects in the Lower North Shore area.  The Network is directly linked through its membership with similar networks in the Greater Northern Sydney Region and with peak bodies within the Community Services sector.  The Network is represented on the Northern Sydney Regional Reference Group for Violence Against Women (RRVAW) and strategic partners include Local Government, and service providers from both the state government and community sectors.

The function of the Network is to provide a forum for relevant stakeholders to come together to develop and implement evidence based initiatives which address the causes and consequences of domestic violence across the Lower North Shore.

Membership of the Network is voluntary and open to workers and practitioners in the fields of DV, family support, policy development, legal services, policing, health or similar. Practitioners with an interest in addressing the incidence and impact of domestic violence on the Lower North Shore are welcome to join the network.



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Video links

  • NSW Police Force - domestic & family violence
  • Domestic Violence youtube video 1 (NSW police)
  • Domestic Violence youtube video 2 (NSW police)
  • Dynamics of domestic violence

The video - The dynamics of domestic violence - is on Legal Aid NSW TV on YouTube. A new video explains the role of the Women’s Domestic Violence Court Advocacy Services in assisting women and children who are experiencing domestic and family violence. In 2013, the NSW Government launched the Domestic and Family Violence Framework for Reform. 
The Reforms are a whole of government response to domestic violence in NSW including a new service delivery model. The video explains how the new service delivery model will work in practice.

Research links

  • Australian Domestic & Family Violence Clearinghouse
  • Australia's National Research Organisation for Women's Safety
  • Australia's National Research Organisation for Woman's Safety link 2
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