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Ms Bowen told The Echo, ‘If they hear something or they know something’s not right, we want people to be confident that they can come to the police station and that we can help. Kiah Bowen believes domestic violence is everybody’s business, and said COVID health orders and lockdowns should not discourage people from reporting themselves or others at risk. Kiah Bowen from NSW Police with one of the new umbrellas. There’s no excuse for abuse in our communities any more.’ ‘It’s not something we want to stay behind closed doors. ‘The more we can get the whole community talking about domestic violence the better,’ said Ms Bowen. She said Rotary’s activism on the DV issue in Ballina was making waves around the world, especially the Love Bites program for young people. Kiah Bowen is the Regional Domestic Violence Coordinator with NSW Police.
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It’s not just mums and dads who are affected by this.’ Making waves and saving lives He said he applauded the local police for being pro-active on the issue. And most of it goes unheralded, it’s insidious in our shire.’ ‘I go to police meetings and the biggest thing on the crime statistics is domestic violence. Ballina Mayor David Wright at the launch, proudly wearing his souvenir wrist band from Rotary’s anti-DV walk earlier this year: ‘I put this band on that day and have never taken it off.’īallina Mayor David Wright said he wanted to congratulate Ballina Rotary for continuing ‘their fabulous work’ on the DV issue.