- Tenth annual 16 Days in WA campaign begins on 25 November 2026
- Enduring theme 'Stopping Family and Domestic Violence: Play your part' calls on all Western Australians to help create safer families, workplaces, and communities
- Cook Labor Government provides $75,000 in grants to support local action and awareness across the State ahead of the campaign
- Campaign continues focus on engaging men and boys and raising awareness and understanding of coercive control
The Cook Labor Government is encouraging Western Australians to play their part in stopping family and domestic violence as preparations begin for the 10th annual 16 Days in WA campaign.
The State-wide campaign, which runs from 25 November to 10 December, brings communities together to promote respect, challenge harmful attitudes and behaviours, and encourage collective action to help prevent family and domestic violence.
Since its launch in 2017, 16 Days in WA has become one of the State's most significant community awareness and prevention initiatives, supporting individuals, organisations, workplaces, schools, sporting clubs, and local communities to take meaningful action.
The campaign's enduring theme, 'Stopping Family and Domestic Violence: Play your part', reflects the important role every Western Australian can play in helping create safer families, workplaces, and communities.
The Cook Labor Government is asking everyone to learn to recognise the signs of abuse, speak up against disrespectful attitudes and behaviours, support someone who may need help, and start a conversation in your workplace, school, sporting club, or community.
Inspired by the global 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-based Violence movement, this year's campaign will continue its focus on engaging men and boys as advocates for respect, equality, and positive change. The campaign will also raise awareness of coercive control and the devastating impacts patterns of intimidation, isolation, and manipulation can have on victim-survivors.
To support grassroots action across Western Australia, the Cook Labor Government has awarded grants totalling $75,000 to three community organisations that play an important role in preventing violence and supporting safer communities.
The Centre for Women's Safety and Wellbeing (CWSW), Stopping Family Violence (SFV), and Aboriginal Family Legal Services (AFLS) have each received $25,000 to deliver activities that support and promote the campaign.
The CWSW will administer grants of up to $2,000 each to family, domestic, and sexual violence services throughout WA to support community events, education initiatives, and local awareness activities.
SFV will deliver a community-led regional event with Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisations and local organisations to engage their communities and drive local action to prevent family and domestic violence.
The AFLS will support the Ochre Ribbon campaign, a grassroots movement that empowers Aboriginal communities to take action against family violence and promote healing, respect, and safety.
For more information on how to play your part, visit the 16 Days in WA webpage.
Comments attributed to Prevention of Family and Domestic Violence Minister Jessica Stojkovski:
"This year marks the 10th annual 16 Days in WA campaign, an important milestone for a movement that has united communities across Western Australia in taking a stand against family and domestic violence.
"For a decade, the campaign has encouraged Western Australians to reflect on the role they can play in promoting respectful relationships, challenging harmful attitudes, and helping prevent violence before it occurs.
"Every person deserves to feel safe, respected, and valued in their relationships, their workplace, and their community. Creating that future requires all of us to play a part.
"While significant progress has been made, family and domestic violence remains one of the most serious challenges facing our community, which is why prevention continues to be such an important focus.
"The change we need will not come from government alone. It comes from people who choose respect over control, from communities that refuse to stay silent, and from men and boys who lead by example and challenge attitudes that can contribute to violence.
"The Cook Labor Government remains committed to driving that change, with more than $817.5 million invested since 2017 to strengthen prevention, early intervention and support for victim-survivors.
"I encourage all Western Australians to get involved in this year's campaign, support local events and activities, and play their part in building safer families, safer communities, and a safer Western Australia. Do not ignore the trace of control when you see it. Act before it escalates."
