Visiting students at Collingwood College on Thursday, Premier Jacinta Allan and Attorney-General Jaclyn Symes unveiled a family violence prevention package.
The $100 million package includes introducing a presumption of a minimum length for court-imposed family violence intervention orders.
The reforms were unveiled as the premier spoke to students about family violence. (Joel Carrett/AAP PHOTOS)
Currently, most of the orders last between six to 12 months and victims can be required to return to court to prove they remain unsafe.
Ms Symes says the government is yet to settle on the minimum time period for the orders but many advocates are pushing for it to be years or even longer.
"For many matters, six to 12 months is just not long enough and people want protection for much longer than that, if not forever," she told reporters.
In addition, the Allan government will seek advice to strengthen sentencing guidance for order breaches, which range from a phone call to turning up at someone's door in the middle of the night.
"Those scary breaches, they are the ones that we want serious action taken against," Ms Symes said.
Police will be granted the power to issue longer family violence safety notices, which include conditions that alleged perpetrators stay out of their family homes until a magistrate orders otherwise.
Victoria Police issue about 31 family violence safety notices a day and there are about 17,500 breaches of notices or family violence intervention orders a year.
In May, South Australia made it mandatory for those granted bail following an intervention order breach with an act or threat of violence to be monitored in home detention with an ankle bracelet.
NSW Premier Chris Minns has proposed a similar tracking for the most serious offenders in his state.
Victoria will not go down that path based on advice from its family violence royal commission and a Victorian Law Reform Commission (VLRC) report that the cons outweigh the pros, Ms Symes said.
"An ankle bracelet can provide a false sense of security, a belief that there's going to be an immediate response ... that is not the reality," she said.
Greater protections have been promised to stalking victims through law changes informed by the VLRC, which identified a gap in demonstrating a stalker's pattern of behaviour.
Legislation for the reforms is expected to be introduced to parliament in 2025.
Outside of law reforms, Victoria's Respectful Relationships curriculum in schools will be expanded and other programs have been green-lit.
Programs aimed at offsetting toxic content will be expanded in Victorian schools. (Joel Carrett/AAP PHOTOS)
Those seeking a Responsible Service of Alcohol certificate will undergo mandatory training to identify sexual assault and harassment in venues and a pilot created for sexual assault survivors to navigate support, recovery and justice services.
Sexual Assault Services Victoria chief executive Kathleen Maltzahn said details were thin on the ground but welcomed the initiatives.
"The justice system is often a horrific experience for victim survivors: long, expensive, confusing, traumatising," the group said
"It leads victims to not report at all or drop out of proceedings which means that perpetrators are not held accountable for their actions."
Extra follow-ups will be provided to men who complete behaviour change programs, along with more accommodation for perpetrators so women and children can remain in the family home.
Toxic male influencers - branded "Andrew Tate types" - are also in the firing line, with a respect and equality program to be boosted to give boys and young men better role models.
Ms Allan said young people were being "bombarded" with toxic content because of social media algorithms and called on platforms to partner with Australian governments to promote cultural change.
"My experiences, my outlook, are shaped by what I've seen happening with my kids," she said.
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