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Changing People’s Minds about Ageing through Social Connection
October 15, 2024
The Barwon Elder Abuse Primary Prevention (BEAPP) Network and the Dementia Agency Network Geelong (DANG) are hosting the Changing Mind & Positive Ageing Expo, an exciting and inclusive free event aimed at celebrating positive ageing.
Barwon Urban Knitting Community Project Aims to Raise Awareness of Elder Abuse
March 18, 2024
Barwon Community Legal Service (BCLS) is encouraging community members to get their knitting needles ready as they launch an exciting initiative aimed at bringing our community together while shining a vibrant spotlight on the important and often invisible issue of elder abuse.
Despite an increase in family violence, legal services remain unfunded in Geelong Specialist Family Violence Court
March 31, 2023
Geelong is one of seven Magistrates’ Court jurisdictions to not have received funding to support victim-survivors and applicants attending the new Specialist Family Violence Court (SFVC).
BCLS in the News
All knitted up community project reaches meaningful conclusion
Geelong Times, July 13, 2024
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Barwon Community Legal Service faces funding crisis, urgently appeals to government for support
Geelong Advertiser, March 20, 2024
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Community service workers drive important social conversations
Surf Coast Times, 19 May 2023
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Geelong legal service fears family violence victims could miss key supports
Geelong Advertiser, 8 April 2023
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