THE scourge of family violence has become more public in recent years with terrible experiences shared with the community.
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Courageous individuals, such as Australian of the Year Rosie Batty, have told their stories of abuse which in some cases has been fatal.
The fight against domestic violence should not only be the domain of those who have suffered, it should also be up to organisations to tackle the blight.
Pleasingly, the Ovens and Murray Football Netball League has shown its support to the White Ribbon campaign against domestic violence.
For the second consecutive year it will host a White Ribbon Round with this weekend’s matches to promote the anti-violence message.
Symbolically a white football will be used in matches and white ribbons will be donned by netballers and footballers.
The league should be applauded for taking such a visible stance.
It is easy, as has been the case over many years in various spheres, to pretend that domestic violence happens behind closed doors in homes and should not be openly discussed.
That attitude has not helped, with the rate of domestic assaults testament to its failure.