Family Violence Initiatives

Greater Dandenong Walk Against Family Violence

Each year, the City of Greater Dandenong hosts a community 'Walk Against Family Violence' to honour White Ribbon Day.

Stay tuned for details about the upcoming Walk Against Family Violence.

Greater Dandenong Internal Family Violence Committee

In 2013, Council established the Greater Dandenong Internal Family Violence Committee. The committee develops and guides initiatives to prevent violence against women. They do this is both within Council and the wider community. The objectives of the committee include:

• raising awareness within Council of the causes, nature of, and response to, family violence
• fostering a workplace culture of equity, fairness and respect that does not tolerate violence
• supporting community efforts to increase awareness of family violence and prevention
• leading activities to commemorate White Ribbon Day
• encouraging community involvement in preventing family violence.

Challenge Family Violence Project

Council partnered with the following organisations and started work on the Challenge Family Violence Project:

• City of Casey
• Shire of Cardinia
• Monash Health.

The Department of Justice funded the project. The project addresses the needs of women experiencing family violence.

The project will include community-strengthening activities. It will recruit community leaders to address the underlying causes of family violence. It will look at issues in our society, such as:

• gender stereotypes
• unequal power relationships between men and women.

Council has worked with faith leaders to develop a resource kit. The kit helps faith communities to respond to and prevent family violence within their own settings. 

South East Metropolitan Sub Regional Accord to Prevent Men's Violence against Women

Men’s involvement in the movement to end violence against women is essential to achieving lasting social change.

The South East Metropolitan Sub Regional Accord to Prevent Men's Violence Against Women is part of the CHALLENGE Family Violence Project.

Business, government, education, sport, faith and cultural groups take part in and present this accord to the community. It is a statement of intent and a commitment to work together to prevent gendered violence. The accord embodies a commitment by signatories to work together to prevent gendered violence.

Faith and community leaders involved in the project have signed the Accord. They have pledged their commitment to preventing men’s violence against women.

Review more details on the Accord and make your pledge.