Man jailed for brutally bashing his mother and stealing car
A GIN Gin man who brutally attacked his mother before stealing her car and leaving her on the side of the road has been jailed.
View ArticleSeventeen DV convictions don’t stop woman supporting partner
THE cycle of domestic violence was on show in court today where a man with 17 DV convictions sat in the docks as the woman he bashed supported him.
View ArticleStamping out domestic violence
SUPPORT services have welcomed news of a potential change to domestic violence legislation in the coming year.
View Article$377,000 grant to help victims
DOMESTIC violence victims in the region just got safer after a government grant of $377,000 was awarded to Edon Place Women’s Domestic Violence Service.
View ArticlePolice called out to 34 domestic violence jobs
BUNDABERG police responded to 34 domestic violence call-outs between January 16 and Wednesday.
View ArticleNatural disasters no excuse for domestic violence
AS FLOODWATERS rise and then recede, tensions within the household escalate as families desperately try to return to some sense of normality.
View ArticleAlcohol has damaging effect on unhealthy relationships
A BUNDABERG psychologist who leads an alcohol and drug treatment service has highlighted the effects these substances have on unhealthy relationships.
View ArticleMan faces court over alleged violent attack on wife
COURT hears 'thug' Antonio Gregorio Barrese once tried to run wife's car off the road and fired a bullet into the wall near their sleeping baby.
View ArticleDV cases down over Easter
WITH only 13 domestic violence cases reported in Bundaberg so far these Easter holidays, residents may have finally got the message.
View ArticleBuilding DV knowledge
BUNDABERG will host a domestic violence debate next month asking whether punishment or education is the answer to the city’s ongoing domestic violence problems.
View ArticleVerbatim theatre project is victims’ voice
BUNDABERG playwright Rod Ainsworth’s latest project will be brought to life when his project based on the region’s struggle with domestic violence is performed.
View ArticleDomestic violence under the spotlight
THE way a situation can change from one minute to the next is the focus of Domestic Violence Awareness Month, which begins today.
View ArticleCampaign urges people to Make the Call on domestic violence
MINISTER urges members of the community to be on the look-out for signs of domestic violence.
View ArticleMan accused of trying to kill wife used 'blatant lies'
THE prosecutor in a case of a man accused setting fire to his wife in an alleged murder attempt has told the jury the man uttered blatant lies.
View ArticleHelp stem domestic violence
MEMBER for Bundaberg Jack Dempsey has thrown his support behind the Make the Call campaign, encouraging people to action against domestic violence.
View ArticleGroups join forces against domestic violence
UNITINGCARE Community and Zonta have joined forces to develop a range of information resource materials to respond to domestic and family violence.
View ArticleDomestic abusers to be set on a new course
PERPETRATORS of domestic violence can soon be ordered to complete a 14-week behavioural change program by the courts for the first time in Bundaberg’s history.
View ArticleEducation wins out as DV debaters tackle tough topic
THE scourge of society that is domestic violence should be responded to with education instead of punishment, according to the vast majority.
View ArticleAnnual White Ribbon breakfast to be held
THE spotlight will turn to the Bundaberg community’s battle with domestic violence next week when the annual White Ribbon Breakfast is held.
View ArticleDV taskforce to tackle increasing violence
THE newly established state-wide Domestic Violence Taskforce will visit Bundaberg as part of its five-month investigation to stop family violence.
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