VOICES for Change 3
VOICES for Change 3: Tiddas Day Event The V.O.I.C.E.S for Change #3 project worked alongside young Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander women and community members to develop age appropriate and culturally relevant digital and print resources for the prevention of violence. Zig Zag’s Sexual Assault and Housing Support teams collaborated with Sister’s [...]
The QLRC Review of Consent Laws and the Excuse of Mistake of Fact Report 2020
Zig Zag Young Women’s Resource Centre Inc are deeply disappointed in the findings of the Queensland Law Reform Commission’s (QLRC) Review on the operation of Queensland’s laws regarding consent and the excuse of ‘mistake of fact’, and how it applies to rape and sexual assault in Criminal Justice Proceedings. The QLRC recommendations are [...]
Important Information Update – Zig Zag Service Changes in Responding to COVID-19 : 17.3.2020
Due to the high risks associated with the emerging pandemic coronavirus COVID-19, Zig Zag Young Women’s Resource Centre Inc will be implementing temporary changes to our service to support the health and wellbeing of workers, young women accessing our services, and the wider community. Zig Zag Young Women’s Resource Centre Inc will be [...]
Healing is Possible Digital Resource
Healing is Possible - Digital Download. This 2nd Edition of Healing is Possible is a small booklet compiled by young women and Zig Zag workers. The booklet covers myths about sexual assault, medical and health information, effects of abuse and information on counselling and support groups. Zig Zag acknowledges all the [...]
VOICES for Change
VOICES for Change In 2018, Zig Zag Young Women’s Resource Centre Inc was a successful recipient of Sexual Violence Prevention grant funding from the Department of Child Safety, Youth and Women. The two-day digital storytelling workshop directly benefited young women who are survivors of sexual violence by providing a safe and supported [...]
Zig Zag is part of the Brisbane Southwest Support Service
The Brisbane Southwest Support Service is a formal partnership between four specialist sexual assault support and prevention services to provide free, confidential, culturally appropriate services to women and young women who have experienced sexual violence, and their families in the Brisbane Southwest Region. The Brisbane Southwest Support Service provides the following support services: [...]