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Winners announced for the 2026 Victorian Protecting Children Awards (VPCA)
The VPCA celebrate the Victorian child and family services sector and community.
Winners for the 2026 VPCA were announced at the 23rd annual award ceremony held on Thursday 3 September in the lead up to Child Protection Week.
CIMS Policy Update
Limited updates have been made to the Client Incident Management System (CIMS) policy and guidance.
The updated CIMS policy will commence on 15 October 2026.
MARAM Adults Using Family Violence (AUFV) Identification and Intermediate Risk Assessment tools released for SHIP users
Family Safety Victoria has released two new Family Violence Multi-Agency Risk Assessment and Management (MARAM) tools on the Specialist Homelessness Information Platform (SHIP) in Victoria.
The two new tools, 'Adults Using Family Violence (AUFV) Identification' and 'AUFV Intermediate Risk Assessment' are being rolled out between the 7 and 10 September 2026.