- 100 days to go until 16 Days in WA campaign
- 'Stopping Family and Domestic Violence: Play your part'champions men and boys to help address scourge of family and domestic violence
- Cook Government delivers $50,000 in grants to community-based organisations to drive cultural change across Western Australia
Today marks 100 days until the State Government's annual 16 Days in WA campaign.
The theme for 2025, 'Stopping Family and Domestic Violence: Play your part', encourages Western Australians to drive cultural change by challenging the harmful behaviours and attitudes that lead to family and domestic violence.
For the first time, 16 Days will focus on men and boys championing respect for women and taking positive action to support the campaign across the State.
Grants totalling $50,000 have been awarded to two community-based organisations to raise awareness of gender-based violence, with the Centre for Women's Safety and Wellbeing (CWSW) and Aboriginal Family Legal Services both receiving $25,000 to fund activities to support and promote the campaign.
The CWSW will administer grants of up to $1,000 each to family, domestic and sexual violence services around WA. Recipients will use the funds to support community events or educational activities that raise awareness about gender-based violence and encourage change to stop violence against women.
The Aboriginal Family Legal Services will support Ochre Ribbon campaign activity during 16 Days in WA. Ochre Ribbon is a grassroots campaign which began in WA around a decade ago to support community action against family violence impacting Aboriginal families and communities.
For more information on how to play your part, visit the 16 Days in WA webpage.
As stated by Prevention of Family and Domestic Violence Minister Jessica Stojkovski:
"As we count down to this year's 16 Days in WA campaign, I invite all Western Australians to play their part in ending family and domestic violence.
"This year, we're working closely with men and boys to engage them to drive change and help build a safer community.
"16 Days in WA is part of the Cook Labor Government's response to family and domestic violence, backed by record new investment of half a billion dollars, with a focus on prevention, accountability and safety. We will not stop until every woman is safe.
"I would like to thank the Centre for Women's Safety and Wellbeing and the Aboriginal Family Legal Services for standing with us to challenge the attitudes and behaviours enabling violence against women."
