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About the Find Knox By Warren Strybosch
The Find Knox is a community paper that aims to support all things Knox. We want to provide a place where all NotFor-Profits (NFP), schools, sporting groups and other like organisations can share their news in one place. For instance, submitting up-and-coming events in the Find Knox for Free. We do not proclaim to be another newspaper and we will not be aiming to compete with other news outlets. You can obtain your news from other sources. We feel you get enough of this already. We will keep our news topics to a minimum and only provide what we feel is most relevant topics to you each month. We invite local council and the current council members to participate by submitting information each month so as to keep us informed of any changes that may be of relevance to us, their local constituents.
We will also try and showcase different organisations throughout the year so you, the reader, can learn more about what is on offer in your local area. To help support the paper, we invite local businesses owners to sponsor the paper and in return we will provide exclusive advertising and opportunities to submit articles about their businesses. As a community we encourage you to support these businesses/columnists. Without their support, we would not be able to provide this community paper to you. Lastly, we want to ask you, the local community, to support the fundraising
initiatives that we will be developing and rolling out over the coming years. Our aim is to help as many NFP and other like organisations to raise much needed funds to help them to keep operating. Our fundraising initiatives will never simply ask for money from you. We will also aim to provide something of worth to you before you part with your hard-earned money. The first initiative is the Find Cards and Find Coupons – similar to the Entertainment Book but cheaper and more localised. Any NFP and similar organisations e.g., schools, sporting clubs, can participate. Follow us on facebook (https://www. facebook.com/findknox) so you keep up to date with what we are doing. We value your support, The Find Knox Team.
App To Help Domestic Violence Compliance (Australian Associated Press)
NSW authorities hope a new app will help hold domestic violence perpetrators to account and increase compliance with court-ordered protection orders. NSW Attorney-General Mark Speakman has launched the government-funded Avow app as part of a package of products to help people understand their legal obligations under an Apprehended Domestic Violence Order. The app provides information to perpetrators about the consequences of breaching an ADVO, which can limit their contact with their victim to ensure they do not stalk or intimidate them. “The scourge of domestic violence needs to be tackled both by protecting victims and by helping perpetrators to stop their abusive behaviour,” Mr Speakman said in a statement on Wednesday. “The Avow app puts information perpetrators need to comply with their ADVO at their fingertips.” The app includes information about
ADVOs and court processes; features that allow users to add their ADVO conditions and plan for how they will comply with them; and a directory and links to support services. A new NSW Police referral card will also be used to promote the app and encourage perpetrators to contact the Men’s Referral Service that can put them in touch with support, including Men’s Behaviour Change programs. Police Assistant Commissioner Leanne McCusker said police responded to nearly 400 domestic violence incidents across NSW every day. “Last year alone we identified nearly 17,000 breaches of ADVO incidents,” she said. “The Avow App will give perpetrators the information they need to ensure they are abiding by the requirements of the ADVO, and they can access referral pathways to get the help they need to change their behaviour.” Legal Aid NSW chief executive Brendan Thomas said “while nothing beats in-
person legal advice, the app will serve as an invaluable reference tool that will help to keep victims safe and perpetrators out of jail”. The Avow app was developed by the Department of Communities and Justice with the Department of Customer Service and Miroma Project Factory. JUNE 2021 | FIND KNOX
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