The recommendation of the 2017 Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse Report,  - Recommendation 9.1 - that our petition seeks to be implemented iin full, n two pilots in Victoria, requires the support of the Australian Federal Government.

Recommendation 9.1
"The Australian Government and state and territory governments should fund dedicated community support services for victims and survivors in each jurisdiction, to provide an integrated model of advocacy and support and counselling to children and adults who experienced childhood sexual abuse in institutional contexts. Funding and related agreements should require and enable these services to:

a. be trauma-informed and have an understanding of institutional child sexual abuse
b. be collaborative, available, accessible, acceptable and high quality
c. use case management and brokerage to coordinate and meet service needs
d. support and supervise peer-led support models.”

Why we're very happy, that through communications with the office of the Federal Attorney General, there has been support for lighting up four government buildings in Canberra. In recognition of the UN World Day for the Prevention of and Healing from Child Sexual Exploitation, Abuse and Violence, on 18 November 2025.

So in addition to having the support of Sexual Assault Services Victoria advocating for what our petition seeks, we're continuing to build relationships with organisations at a federal/national level too. In addition, to continuing to request a meeting with the Victorian Minister of Health.

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Grateful for your support, and those organisations and politicians - past and present - supporting the outcomes we seek. That would improve the lives of victim/survivors, their families and communities.