According to Section 45 – of the Trades Practices Act arrangements or understandings restricting dealings or affecting competition are illegal. It has been suggested that the Victims Support Agency (VSA) has been restricting free market place competition for the delivery of services to victims of crime now for some eight years. If a victim of…
DetailsVictims Support Agency (VSA) is responsible for coordinating a whole of government approach to services for victims of crime and for representing the voice of victims within the Justice system. It provides practical assistance to help victims recover from the effects of crime and is pivotal in linking the service system so victims don’t need…
DetailsIf you are a health practitioner and have had Undertakings or Conditions placed on your practicing licence or have had your practicing licence suspended and feel aggrieved as you believe that you have not been treated justly by AHPRA please join our support group. To date it appears that some AHPRA staff members may have…
DetailsVictims of Crime Compensation & Counselling Services wishes all of our clients a very merry Christmas and a happy and prosperous 2014 and thank you for the support you have shown us over the past fifteen years. Our mission goal in 2014 will be to address corruption and we put on notice those individuals who…
DetailsDes Pearson, Victorian Auditor-General, criticised the Victims Support Agency stating that the waiting time to receive counselling under this model can be up to five months and that the quality of counselling services provided varied. http://www.audit.vic.gov.au/publications/2010-11/20110209-VoC.pdf For victims of crime, especially violent crime, it is important that they receive support and redress soon after the…
DetailsOn Monday the 16th December 2013 at around 9.00 pm there was an altercation between two men and a thirty-six-year-old male victim on Rose Street in Fitzroy. Police have since arrested the two assailants while the victim remains in the Royal Melbourne Hospital in a critical condition Victims of physical assault or other serious crime…
DetailsOn Tuesday the 17-12-13 at around 10.30 pm two offenders entered the Newtown supermarket via the front doors carrying firearms and wearing balaclavas. One offender threatened a staff member while the other offender grabbed the cash register drawer before running from the supermarket. Geelong CIU are investigating the armed robbery. Victims of crime for financial…
DetailsIf you are a health professional and been involved with AHPRA or have concerns about AHPRA please feel free to join our support group. Support group meets regularly to raise awareness and lobby against issues of concern.
In early 2012 a $250,000.00 tax payer funded audit into the Effectiveness of the Victims Support Agency (VSA) found that: The VSA is not able to demonstrate that its services are helping victims recover from a crime… The VSA does not have any agency objectives or key performance indicators, and does not audit service delivery.…
DetailsOn Friday 13th December 2013 at around midday a female had just parked her motor vehicle opposite the Dandenong Hospital when she was approached by a male. The male then proceeded to get into the back of her motor vehicle while assaulting the woman. Two men came to her aid and pulled the man from…
DetailsOn the 07-12-13 at around 10.30 pm a twenty-seven-year-old female was sitting in her motor vehicle at a car park on Patulos Road in Lara when she was approached by two men who proceeded to punch her to her head before she was dragged from her motor vehicle and thrown to the ground. The assailants…
DetailsOn Tuesday the 10-12-13 at around 5.50 pm q twenty-one-year-old female was walking alongside the Werribee River when she was attacked and sexually assaulted by a male offender. Sexual Crimes Squad Police later that night arrested a twenty-eight-year-old man and charged with two counts of rape and three counts of indecent assault. If you have…
DetailsOn the 7th December 2013 just after 2.30 am a twenty-four-year-old female was walking along Kings Way in South Melbourne when she was approached by an unknown male with a skateboard who attempted to talk with her. The female attempted to ignore the male and was talking on her mobile phone when he grabbed her…
DetailsOn Friday the 06-12-13 at around 4.20 am two men, one armed with a spear gun and the other with an axe, entered the service station on Sunshine Avenue in Kealba and forced the shop attendant into the rear office before stealing a large quantity of cash and cigarettes and then fleeing in a motor…
DetailsOn Friday the 06-12-13 at around 1.00 am emergency services arrived at a home on Palm Avenue in Reservoir to find a fifty-one-year-old male with severe facial lacerations. The victim was taken to the Royal Melbourne Hospital where he remains in an induced coma in a critical condition. Darebin Crime Investigation Unit detectives are investigating…
DetailsOn Thursday the 5th December 2013 a male was fatally stabbed at a mosque in Dallas. A twenty-two-year-old man has been charged with murder and will face the Melbourne Magistrate’s Court.
For victims of crime support and advice call 1800 000 055 or go to www.victimsofcrime.com.au or email: support@victimsofcrime.com.au
On Thursday 28 November 2013 at around 9.20 pm a man dressed in a pilgrim outfit entered the milk bar on Old Lilydale Road in Ringwood East and approached the front counter and demanded cash before producing a knife. The staff member refused to hand over any money and the armed assailant jumped on to…
DetailsOn Wednesday the 27-11-13 at around 2.30 pm a male offender entered the pharmacy on Charman Road in Cheltenham armed with a knife. The male approached the front counter and made demands on staff for cash which was handed over and he then fled. Kingston Crime investigation Unit Detectives are appealing for witnesses. If you…
DetailsOn Saturday the 24-11-13 at around 2.20 am a twenty-two-year-old female was walking along Bourke Street, near Harbour Boulevard, in the Docklands when she was grabbed from behind by a male and assaulted. The female victim screamed and was able to break free and run to the safety of her nearby motor vehicle. The assailant…
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