Attorney General and Minister for the Prevention of Domestic Violence, Mark Speakman, said a joint TV advertising campaign from the NSW Government, Crime Stoppers and the NSW Police, comes after five women were killed in domestic violence murders across NSW in the last eight weeks.
“Your phone call could be the difference between that woman living or dying,” he said.
However Cr Asfour says the Government is discriminating against local domestic violence sufferers.
Canterbury Bankstown is not one of the 33 local government areas listed as covered under the State Government’s Staying Home Leaving Violence (SHLV) program, although Villawood is mentioned under Fairfield/Liverpool.
The SHLV program works in conjunction with police to remove perpetrators from family homes and provide support for children, safety planning and finance management.
“It’s a huge disappointment that, although we’re the biggest local government area in NSW, we’re simply being forgotten in a program that’s available in other surrounding council areas,” Cr Asfour said.
“The incidence of domestic violence is ever increasing in our City with four cases reported daily, and as a strong advocate on domestic violence issues I’ve been doing all I can to champion a change in our community.”
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A NEW six-week television campaign was launched this week urging people to contact police if they hear or see domestic violence but Canterbury-Bankstown Mayor Khal Asfour has called for more help for local families.
