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Who we are

Local Domestic Violence Committees are a program of the NSW Strategy to Reduce Violence Against Women
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Mission

The Southern Highlands Domestic Violence Forum is a group of Government, Non Government and Volunteers who are working together to raise awareness to respond to Domestic and Family Violence through education, support and advocacy for a safer and respectful community.

What is domestic violence

Domestic and Family Violence can include any behaviours used by one person to establish and maintain power and control over their partner or another person in his/her family, including:

  • Physical Abuse
  • Sexual Abuse
  • Emotional Abuse
  • Verbal Abuse
  • Social Abuse
  • Economic Abuse
  • Spiritual Abuse
  • Elder Abuse
  • Coercive Control

How We can Help

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What people say

"I want to tell people that family violence happens to anybody, no matter how nice your house is, no matter how intelligent you are."
Rosie Batty
"Violence against women is an appalling human rights violation. But it is not inevitable. We can put a stop to this."
Nicole Kidman
"There is one universal truth, applicable to all countries cultures and communities, violence against women is never acceptable, never excusable, never tolerable."
Ban Ki-moon
"And here you are living despite it all."
Rupi Kaur
"I spend my time on Crimewatch appealing for criminals on the run. Domestic Violence is one of the few crimes I can think of where the victim is often forced to go on the run."
Fiona Bruce
"It is the most vicious of all crimes - to be abused by someone you had a relationship with. Because you then blame yourself."
Joe Biden
"No women has to be a victim of physical abuse. Women have to feel like they are not alone."
Mahatma Gandhi
"I think we are at a time where people just want to join together and cause change. People don't want to live like this anymore.
Charlize Theron
"Don’t judge yourself by what others did to you."
Cody Kennedy
"Men are afraid that women will laugh at them. Women are afraid that men will kill them."
Margaret Alwood
"The effects of abuse are devastating and far reaching. Domestic Violence speaks many languages, has many colours and loves in many different communities."
Sandra Papatello
" Using my voice, amongst a growing chorus of voices that will not be silenced. Let's make some noise Australia."
Grace Tame
"The more we choose not to talk about Domestic Violence, the more we shy away from the issue, the more we lose."
Russell Wilson
"I now see how owning our story and loving ourselves through that process is the bravest thing that we will ever do."
Brene Brown
"When it comes to abuse, you believe there’s no way out. There is always help. There is always a way out."
Rev Donna Mulvey
"Violence never brings permanent peace. It solves no social problem, it merely creates new and more complicated ones."
Barack Obama
"Authentic love does not devalue another human being. Authentic love does not silence, shame or abuse. If you are in a relationship with someone who does not honour or respect you, I want you to know that you are worthy of love."
Katy Perry
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