The organisations who will be leading Ballarat’s fight against gendered violence have been named today.
Women’s Health Grampians, the Ballarat and District Aboriginal Cooperative, the City of Ballarat, the Western Bulldogs Community Foundation, WRISC Family Violence, as well as a number of individuals including victim-survivors, will be charged with co-designing the ‘saturation model’.
The four-year program will bring together all parts of the community including sports clubs, schools, workplaces, health services, councils, emergency services and community organisations in a coordinated approach to preventing family violence.
In addition to this the program will deliver stronger referral pathways between prevention programs and specialist responses, so people experiencing violence – or seeing early warning signs – can get the help they need.
“To prevent violence against women in Ballarat, we need local voices to be heard. Thank you to everyone who is offering to be involved,” said Wendouree MP Juliana Addison.
For more information on the Ballarat model and core co-design group members, visit respectvictoria.vic.gov.au.
