Community & Business
16 February, 2025
Violence victims get stronger voice
A WORKING group is being established by the State Government that will allow victims of domestic, family and sexual violence to identify gaps in the system.
The working group consists of individuals with lived experience from diverse backgrounds and is part of the Crisafulli Government’s 100-Day Plan, as it takes critical action to address the skyrocketing rate of domestic and family violence.
The group will be led by a professional facilitator and will meet three times from March to December 2025 and inform priority areas for government to address and invest.
As part of its Safer Families, Safer Communities policy, the Crisafulli Government will hold the most serious domestic violence offenders to account through the roll-out of 500 GPS trackers.
The first 150 GPS trackers for high-risk perpetrators will be issued later this year and will be monitored 24/7 to protect victims and deter offenders.
The government has also allocated a further $24 million for the roll-out of Domestic and Family Violence support workers in police stations across Queensland, while expanding Beyond DV Hope Hub recovery centres with three additional sites.
The landmark domestic and family violence reform package will also see an interim report into DVConnect delivered in March with a final report due in June.
