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News and Updates
March 2026 As of October 2025, QTWAV has embarked on a 2-year workplan with funding from the Queensland Department of Families, Seniors, Disability Services and Child Safety to provide workforce development support to Queensland's Domestic and Family Violence and Sexual Violence sectors. This is a significant step forward in our activities, and will see a step up of the QTWAV secretary into a full-time project coordination role. Our workplan involves a range of key activities
QTWAV Statement of Concern
Queer and Trans Workers Against Violence (QTWAV) is a collaborative capacity-building group of LGBTIQA+ Sistergirl and Brotherboy professionals working across LGBTIQASB+ community organisations and Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence services in South East Queensland. We consider the collaborative model of QTWAV to be a high standard exemplar of key principles within the National Plan to End Violence Against Women and Children 2022-2032: ● Sexual, domestic and family v
Current policy actions and recommendations informing our work
The following is a summary of relevant recommendations and principles that have been proposed, supported or agreed to by the Queensland Government across State and Commonwealth policy areas. These include: QUEENSLAND Pride in Our Communities 2023-2032 : is the Queensland Government's first strategy for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans, Queer, Intersex, Asexual, plus (LGBTQIA+) communities. ● Impact Area One: Inclusive Culture ● Impact Area Two: Stronger Communitie
2024 Discussion Paper: From Awareness to Action
How LGBTIQASB+ Queenslanders are represented across a decade of government strategies and action plans addressing domestic, family and sexual violence and gender equality Supported through Funding from the Queensland Government
QTWAV Resources
Sexual Violence Counselling Poster for Supporting Trans Victims and Survivors of Sexual Violence Supported through Funding from the Queensland Sexual Assault Network Induction Guide: Helpful Resources & Reading for new DFV & SV workers seeking to build LGBTIQ+ safe and inclusive practice Supported through Funding from the Queensland Government Practice Guidelines for Working with Trans, Gender Diverse & Non-Binary communities experiencing Domestic, Family & Sexual Violence (p
QTWAV Consultations
QTWAV has continued to seek extensive consultation with LGBTIQASB+ communities in Queensland who have lived experience of Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence. In 2023, we held a series of discrete discussion groups in Magandjin/Brisbane, as well as Gimuy-Cairns, Gurambilbarra/Townsville, and Bundaberg. On two separate occasions in 2022 we attempted to launch a community-wide online survey, however this work was sadly digitally targeted by hostile actors and was unable to be
QTWAV Events & Training
Upcoming: Brisbane ISR Practice Forum: Queering Practice Tuesday, April 8, 9am-12pm https://events.humanitix.com/practice-forum-queering-practice Past: 2024: QLD LGBTIQASB+ Domestic and Family Violence Sector Day Friday, Nov 22 https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/qld-lgbtiqasb-domestic-family-and-sexual-violence-sector-day-tickets-1053037111347 Queer and Trans Community Day (Bunyapa Park): A community response to transphobia and intimate partner homicide Sunday, March 10, 2024...
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