Victorian Department of Families, Fairness & Housing

Get Ready for Digital Licences: Here’s what you need to know! By 2025, learner and probationary drivers in Victoria will be able to keep their licences on their phones! This means you can easily access your licence details or prove your age with just a tap. Service Victoria and VicRoads are also updating their apps so that businesses - like local bars, restaurants and supermarkets - can quickly and securely check digital IDs. To get you up to speed, VicRoads is hosting free webinars this November covering the following topics: 👉 how to access a Victorian digital driver licence 👉 how a business or individual can verify a Victorian digital driver licence 👉 the security features embedded within the digital driver licence 👉 other business resources to support you and your teams. To register your interest, visit: https://lnkd.in/gCNMmc_u VicRoads

3 Nov is #TransParentDay, the perfect occasion to celebrate and honour trans, non-binary and gender non-conforming parents and parents of trans children. 💙💗 Trans Parent Day is about providing visibility and celebrating diverse gendered parents and families. It is an opportunity to create a community of support and understanding for transgender parents and their loved ones. All people in Victoria – without exception – deserve to be safe, supported and equal. Victoria’s LGBTIQA+ strategy, Pride in our future, outlines the vision to better equality and inclusion for our LGBTIQA+ communities. Find out more about Pride in our future: https://lnkd.in/gAGTzTh2

Financial abuse involves restricting someone’s access to money or financial decision-making. It limits independence and it’s never okay. 💲🚫 In their Red Flags series, Respect Victoria explores the dangers of financial abuse, including its early warning signs and its damaging consequences. Learn how to discuss money with your mates and support networks by swiping through or visiting Respect Victoria’s website: https://lnkd.in/gdh7GkBH

📣 When we tell you the finalists for the 2024 Victorian Disability Awards (VDAs) are amazing ... we mean it! We have incredible advocates, teams and workplaces and disability pride all around! 👏 Join us in celebrating these Victorians who champion the rights and inclusion of people with disability. Check out the finalists at: https://lnkd.in/gyzKtGAU Thanks to everyone who nominated. Winners will be announced at the #2024VDAs ceremony on 3 December 2024. 🏆

Looking for the best tools to empower young Victorians to make a difference? YERP, we’ve got you covered! Young Victorians and those who work with them now have access to YACVic’s newly upgraded Youth Engagement Resource Platform (YERP). Co-designed by young Victorian leaders and youth workers, YERP is all about empowering young voices to create real change in their communities! Plus, it’s packed with tools for people working with young people to foster participation and inclusion. Explore all the new upgrades today by visiting: https://lnkd.in/gaF3GvKa #YERP #YouthParticipation #YouthEngagement

Today, we honour the service and sacrifice of those who fought in the Battle of Beersheba. On 31 October 1917, with only horses and bayonets, 500 4th Light Horse Brigade soldiers charged the Turkish trenches and seized the strategic town of Be'er Sheva. It is remembered as the last great cavalry charge and a decisive victory for the Australian Light Horse. We honour the 31 Australians killed and the 36 wounded and we remember them and their sacrifice. Lest we forget.

The online survey on age limits for children’s social media use closes in 2 days. This is your chance as parents, teachers, advocates and young people to make sure your voice is heard. Have your say and shape national reforms before 1 Nov at https://lnkd.in/gefRjVSE

It’s Health, Safety and Wellbeing month. You can find resources from the Health, Safety and Wellbeing Guide to use in family violence, sexual assault and prevention workforces. The resources were developed by the sector and for the sector. They aim to create healthier, safer and more sustainable workplaces. These workforces play an important role in preventing family and sexual violence in Victoria. Supporting their wellbeing is essential. For more information visit: https://lnkd.in/g-h9f3Kg

"One of my favourite parts of manufacturing is that I’m never bored, there’s always something to learn and something to do." - Courtney, Formulations specialist at Bega Group. ‘Making it equal: Victoria’s women in manufacturing strategy’ aims to boost the participation and equity of women and gender-diverse people in this important sector. Explore our ‘Women in Manufacturing’ YouTube playlist to discover Courtney’s journey. Learn how a women’s mentoring program NAWO (National Association of Women in Operations), empowered her and why a career in manufacturing provides the job security she values. 👉 https://lnkd.in/g6nj2w29 ‘Making it equal: Victoria’s women in manufacturing strategy’ is part of ‘Our equal state’ plan. You can read it here: https://lnkd.in/gHuWjwuH #OurEqualState

👉 Social workers play an essential role in our communities. We want to support social work students who face more barriers to completing their degree to finish their degrees and get into the workforce. 👉 Applications for round 3 of Inclusion scholarships for social work placements are now open. 👉 Eligible Bachelor and Master of Social Work students can apply for $7,500 to help them complete their placement. 👉 Applications will close on 25 November 2024 at 4 pm. 👉 To apply go to: https://lnkd.in/eqpFQ7Kb