Vic family violence responses

RESPONSES TO THE VICTORIAN ROYAL COMMISSION INTO FAMILY VIOLENCE FINDINGS:

"I think today's royal commission report is a watershed moment not just in our state, but in our nation's combating of family violence. The royal commission's findings are sobering but they are recommendations and findings Victorians need to confront and work towards accepting." - Matthew Guy, Victorian Liberal leader

"Our frontline staff are daily faced with the untenable choice - do they let a family sleep in their car, return to a violent situation at home or accommodate them in a dodgy rooming house. The royal commission has explicitly stated that this is not appropriate and cannot continue." - Tony Keenan, CEO homelessness service provider Launch Housing

"Realistically, if the government accepts these recommendations it must also accept that a massive injection of additional police resources, particularly police first responders, will also be needed." - Ron Iddles, secretary Police Association Victoria

"It's really encouraging to see Aboriginal women's experiences are front and centre, because too often Aboriginal women are silenced and invisible to policy makers." - Antoinette Braybrook, CEO Aboriginal Family Violence Prevention Legal Service Victoria

"At the moment we have a big problem in this state with postcode justice in relation to family violence. This will make a big dent in that, making really important services such as support services for victims of family violence available much more broadly across the state." - Joanna Fletcher, Women's Legal Service Victoria CEO

"We are especially pleased that the commissioners have listened to the specialists in the family violence sector and recommended that a dedicated funding stream for violence be introduced in the state budget. We know that the history of ad hoc, insecure funding has resulted in a system that has struggled to meet demand." - Fiona McCormack, CEO of Domestic Violence Victoria

"The government has recognised that if we don't engage with men and we don't engage with them earlier and more often, we will not solve this problem." - Jacqui Watt, CEO No To Violence Male Family Violence Prevention Association