Meli
Ella GEORGE (Lara) (19:28): (660) My adjournment matter is for the Minister for Prevention of Family Violence. The action that I seek from the minister is to visit Meli, a Geelong-based organisation that supports people in the Lara electorate and the surrounding Geelong community. Meli was formed in 2023 when Bethany and Barwon Child, Youth and Family merged their collective 150 years of experience. Meli offers services to support members of the community from early childhood through to adolescence and adulthood, including being one of Geelong’s major providers of kindergarten and early childhood education services.
Their men’s family violence intervention centre is a great example of the work that they are doing to support people and families experiencing family violence to be safe but also to help people who are using violence to make better choices. I am very proud that this incredible service operates to support the Lara electorate, and I look forward to hosting the minister for a visit to see this work firsthand.