Bundaberg Regional Council has taken a clear stance against Domestic and Family Violence, joining a local committee and other organisations to sign the DFV Free Community Commitment Statement.
Council is one of the organisations which sits on the Domestic and Family Violence Free Community Group committee.
Mayor Helen Blackburn said she was pleased to be able to add her signature to the pledge on behalf of Bundaberg Regional Council.
“Council works alongside local agencies, including the Queensland Police Service, and we are aware that this is a very real and unacceptable issue,” Mayor Blackburn said.
“By signing the commitment statement we are sending the clear message that this type of behaviour is not good enough.
“We should not walk past what we will not accept.”
The commitment statement reads:
“Bundaberg Regional Council Say No to Domestic and Family Violence.
No to accepting it ‘just happens’.
No to it is not my business.
No to excuses.
No to looking the other way.
I say Domestic and Family Violence is never OK.
It is up to people like you and me – to make a change.
I am taking a stand and call upon all members of the community to join me as a DFV Free Community Matters to Me.”
May is Domestic and Family Violence Prevention Month and to mark it Bundaberg Regional Council’s Neighbourhood Centres hosted a number of events.
Learn more:
The Domestic and Family Violence Free commitment statement can be found on Council’s website here, along with links to relevant agencies for support or to report when someone is being impacted by domestic and family violence.
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