TASKFORCE TO ADDRESS SEXUAL HARASSMENT AT VICTORIAN GIGS
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TASKFORCE TO ADDRESS SEXUAL HARASSMENT AT VICTORIAN GIGS

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This followed a meeting yesterday of the Victorian Live Music Roundtable where venue operators and music industry execs meet regularly with the Government and police to discuss issues pertaining to venues. The Roundtable set up Best Practice Guidelines on management, security, health and safety, among others.  

 

Garrett, also Member for Brunswick, emphasised, “Incidents of sexual assault and harassment of women in licensed venues and at music festivals is a significant problem and one which needs to be addressed promptly, particularly in order to create safe spaces for women in licensed venues.”  

 

She also pointed out the work of Save Live Australian Music (SLAM) and activist group Listen on bringing the issue to the fore and to lobby for the task force.