1 May 2024 at 5.30pm Wednesday
Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre
Boulevard Auditorium, Boulevard Level
Cnr Merivale and Glenelg Streets,
South Brisbane Q 4101
In Australia at least one woman is killed every week by an intimate partner. Children are also victims in these homicides.
On Wednesday 1 May our annual Candle Lighting Vigil will take place.
Since 2005 Candle Lighting Vigils have taken place annually across Australia, with the first being in Queensland and organised by the 15 members of the Queensland Domestic Violence Services Network (QDVSN).
For more details phone 3217 2544 or email: bdvs@micahprojects.org.au
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