Wednesday, 9 March 2022

The Orange Door

Ms CONNOLLY (Tarneit) (19:21): (6264) My adjournment is for the Minister for Women and Minister for Prevention of Family Violence, and the action I seek is that the minister update me on the progress of the Orange Door network hub that is set to open in Wyndham later this year. As the minister knows, last year Wyndham was selected as the primary site for the western Melbourne Orange Door, providing resources and assistance for women in Melbourne’s outer west who may be experiencing family violence.

The Orange Door network was established as part of our government’s response to recommendations from the Royal Commission into Family Violence. As part of the implementation of this recommendation, each Department of Health region in Victoria will receive a primary hub for services and resources along with outreach officers and face-to-face services delivered right across the region. For those women, resources like those of the Orange Door are absolutely invaluable, and their services are of an absolute benefit to our broader community. With all of Victoria to have a designated Orange Door site up and running by the end of this year, Wyndham is well and truly on track. Not only will our LGA house the primary premises for the Orange Door, but we are also going to benefit from other face-to-face access points and staff and outreach services across our municipality.

I cannot stress enough to my local community how much of a big win this is for us. The western region of Melbourne is huge, absolutely huge, and I am so proud that we will very soon be able to have our very own Orange Door network right in the heart of Wyndham. I know lots of families in my community are also very passionate about this investment and would appreciate an update on its progress.