- Cook Labor Government's $34.9 million investment expands metro Family and Domestic Violence Response Teams to seven days a week operation
- Bindjareb (Mandurah) launched as first site, delivering intervention, safety planning, and support for victim-survivors when they need it most
- New dedicated premises for Central Triage Team and additional specialist staff to deliver on priority to build safe and inclusive communities
The Bindjareb (Mandurah) Family and Domestic Violence Response Team (FDVRT) has become the first metropolitan site to operate seven days a week, strengthening frontline responses for victim-survivors of family and domestic violence.
The Cook Labor Government's $34.9 million investment increases capacity across the FDVRT network, enabling more timely intervention, enhanced safety planning, stronger co-ordination between agencies, and improved access to support services.
FDVRTs are a partnership between the Department of Communities, Western Australia Police Force, Department of Justice Adult Community Corrections, and specialist non-government Coordinated Response Services.
Through a co-ordinated, multi-agency approach, the FDVRTs assess and respond to family and domestic violence risk, improve safety outcomes for child and adult victim-survivors, connect families with support services, and strengthen accountability for people using violence.
The investment is also supporting a new, dedicated premises for the Perth-based Central Triage Team, which undertakes the initial assessment and triage of police-submitted Family Violence Incident Reports before referring matters to local FDVRTs for follow-up intervention and support.
Seven-day operations were introduced across regional WA in the first half of 2025. Bindjareb is the first metropolitan location to implement the expanded service model, with the remaining metropolitan FDVRTs transitioning to seven-day operations in a phased rollout over the next 18 months. The $34.9 investment includes:
- $13.2 million for 18 additional Senior Child Safety Practitioners and 3.6 Team Leader Supervisors;
- $8.7 million for specialist Coordinated Response Services to support victim-survivors;
- $10.3 million for 21 new civilian police staff to analyse and support police responses to intervene in a perpetrator's patterns of violent behaviours; and
- $2.7 million for the fit-out and lease of a new Central Triage Team premises.
Since 2021-22, the State Labor Government has invested more than $114.1 million to enhance and expand the FDVRT model. This forms part of more than $817.5 million in new investment to respond to family and domestic violence across Western Australia since 2017.
As stated by Prevention of Family and Domestic Violence Minister Jessica Stojkovski:
"Preventing family and domestic violence remains a priority for our government.
"Integrating specialist services together in dedicated teams is a vital step towards elevating the needs of victim-survivors and holding perpetrators to account.
"The Cook Labor Government's $34.9 million investment is strengthening Family and Domestic Violence Response Team capacity across Western Australia, ensuring people can access support where they need it.
"The expansion means more timely interventions, improved safety planning, and greater access to support for victim-survivors, including over weekends and public holidays when services are often in high demand.
"This government continues to deliver on its priority to build safe and inclusive communities, investing more than $817.5 million in new funding to respond to family and domestic violence."
As stated by Police Minister Reece Whitby:
"Family and domestic violence requires a strong, co-ordinated response and the Cook Labor Government is strengthening that response across WA so vulnerable people can access help and support services faster.
"Through this expansion, we're strengthening police capabilities to respond to incidents and take proactive action to prevent violence and hold offenders to account.
"This investment means more support for victim-survivors, children, and families, with stronger safety planning and timely intervention when they need it most."
