Recorded police interviews as evidence, and ground rules on how complainants are questioned. New NSW laws are changing how adult sexual assault trials work, with a pilot starting in 2027.
Jodie Harrison
Posted inBooks, Seniors, Tamworth
Tamworth writers share their stories in Seniors’ Stories
A TV newsreader turned Tamworth local, a long-lost friend, and a Kenyan ranger with a bayonet. Two Tamworth writers have stories in this year’s Seniors’ Stories.
Posted inArmidale, Awareness Events, Domestic Violence
Armidale to remember lives lost to violence during 16 Days of Activism
Behind every life lost to violence is a name and a story. This December, Womens Shelter Armidale is asking the community to come together and remember them.
Posted inArmidale, Gunnedah, Health, Local News, Mental Health, Regional Development, What's on, Women
Free first aid training back for regional women
In the country, help can be a long way off, and women are often first on the scene. Free first aid and mental health training is coming to Armidale, Forster and more.
Posted inAwareness Events, Health, Social issues and services
125 events to celebrate NSW carers
They work behind the scenes and rarely get thanked. Now 125 events across NSW will celebrate unpaid carers this National Carers Week. Here’s what’s on offer.
Posted inNSW News, Roads and Infrastructure, Youth
New rules boost learner driver protections
New rules will make it easier for NSW learner drivers to report misconduct by an instructor, with driving schools now required to display how and where to raise concerns.
Posted inDomestic Violence, Legal, NSW News
More DV offenders before courts: new data
New BOCSAR data shows 6,128 more domestic violence defendants before NSW courts in two years, as the state government points to tougher bail laws and a $184.1 million funding boost.
Posted inArmidale, Awards, Volunteering
Jenny Bourke named New England-Northern Inland Volunteer of the Year
Armidale volunteer Jenny Bourke has been recognised for her dedication to the community, taking out the region’s top volunteering honour.
Posted inDomestic Violence, Grants and funding, NSW News
$40m boost for family violence program
A $40 million funding boost means all 52 Staying Home Leaving Violence services in NSW will get a 50 per cent budget lift, helping more women and children stay safely in their own homes.
Posted inIndigenous, Local News, Sport
Funding to prevent violence through Aboriginal sport
A $625,000 fund is open to Aboriginal groups across NSW running sport programs aimed at preventing family and sexual violence, with applications closing in October.