Wednesday, 21 September 2022

 Ms CONNOLLY (Tarneit) (19:38): (6553) My adjournment is for the Minister for Prevention of Family Violence. The action I seek is that the minister come out and join me to open the Orange Door network in Wyndham. As the minister knows, the Orange Door network has been rolling out across the state over the last four years. The Orange Door is a free service for adults, children and young people experiencing family violence or in need of support for their wellbeing. It brings together family violence, Aboriginal and child and family services in one place, providing coordinated support. The Orange Door network was a key recommendation of the Royal Commission into Family Violence. Victoria is leading the nation in family violence reform, investing more than $3.7 billion and implementing all 227 royal commission recommendations by the end of 2022.

I remember how pleased I was to hear that Wyndham would be home to a major hub for Melbourne’s western region. We will soon be joined by outposts across Melbourne’s west, including one in Tarneit, with another in Ascot Vale along with two access points in Footscray and the Melbourne CBD. These will all ensure that Melbourne and the western suburbs will be well serviced by this network.

The Orange Door network is set to open in western Melbourne in just a matter of weeks, and it would give me a great deal of pleasure to have the minister join me for the opening of this facility and see firsthand the very important services that it will be providing for families in Melbourne’s western suburbs.