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MEDIA RELEASE: Despite an increase in family violence, legal services remain unfunded in Geelong Specialist Family Violence Court

Friday March 31, 2023 Despite an increase in family violence, legal services remain unfunded in Geelong Specialist Family Violence Court. 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). The objective of SFVCs is to improve the safety

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