Madeleine Stuchbery

3 weeks ago | abc.net.au | Madeleine Stuchbery |Callum Marshall |Zaida Glibanovic

Footballers across Victoria have protested against the axing of the Office of Women in Sport by wearing red armbands on the field. Clubs, sexual assault help centres and sporting organisations have condemned the decision as short-sighted, as data shows record numbers of participation in football across the state. The Victorian government says it has made a record investment in women's sport.

1 month ago | abc.net.au | Madeleine Stuchbery |Angus Verley |Olivia Sanders

Victoria's 79 councils have banded together to formally oppose Premier Jacinta Allan's new emergency services tax. The Municipal Association of Victoria (MAV) has pushed back against the controversial Emergency Services and Volunteers Fund (ESVF) in the face of ongoing protes105315898ts. It has passed a number of resolutions designed to return the responsibility of collecting the levy to the state government.

May 30, 2024 | weeklytimesnow.com.au | Madeleine Stuchbery

The Country Women’s Association’s Victorian branch is set to call on government to step up and address women’s safety as a key issue affecting communities across regional Australia. The well-respected organisation will host its state conference this week, and CWA Victoria president Jennifer Nola said the issue of women’s safety was an increasing issues in some parts of regional Australia, with cost of living pressures adding strain to many families.

May 2, 2024 | weeklytimesnow.com.au | Madeleine Stuchbery

The number of regional Victorians who took their own lives rose almost 7 per cent last year, as government commitment to tackling mental health comes under fire. Key mental health advocate Matt Berriman this month resigned as chair of national charity Mental Health Australia, squaring his frustration at government inaction to tackle the nationwide problem.

Apr 30, 2024 | weeklytimesnow.com.au | Kate Dowler |Madeleine Stuchbery

Rural Australia needs to own its share of responsibility when it comes to stopping violence against women, a high profile farm leader says. Rates of violence by men against women in rural and regional areas were “horrifying and seemingly getting worse”, the former National Farmers Federation president Fiona Simson said this week. Her comments come as national cabinet meets today to discuss the growing issue, following rallies against violence in both regional and metropolitan areas.