Respect Victoria, together with the Minister for Prevention of Family Violence the Hon. Melissa Horne, today announced the recipients of 10 new grants to support the work of Respect Ballarat.
A community approach to preventing gendered violence, Respect Ballarat is a model co-designed with local people and organisations. It aims to reach the Ballarat community in the places they work, learn, live and play.
Work funded today includes 8 initiatives led by local organisations and 2 settings lead positions to help embed and coordinate prevention in the local early years and community sports sectors.
The funded initiatives are listed below. All of the initiatives are being run in partnerships or consortiums, with the lead organisation listed here:
- Baby Makes 3 – City of Ballarat
- Early years setting lead and community sports setting lead positions – City of Ballarat
- Equal From the Start – Ballarat Community Health
- For Baby’s Sake – Cafs (Child and Family Services Ballarat)
- Hannah's Voice – Allied Justice
- Primary Connections: Respectful and Safe Relationships in Middle Childhood - Cafs (Child and Family Services Ballarat)
- Respect in Sport - Sports Central
- Safe Future Mentoring Workplace Prevention - Big Brothers Big Sisters Australia
- STRONG Trades: Reflective Supervision for Respectful Trade Workplaces - Ballarat Community Health (Headspace Ballarat)
In February, 11 initial projects were funded by the Ballarat Foundation in partnership with Respect Victoria. Those initiatives are now beginning their work alongside local partners and Respect Victoria to ensure a coordinated approach.
Learning and education opportunities will continue to be rolled out for local organisations and communities over the next 12 months, with a focus on building prevention understanding and supporting communities to build literacy on respectful, safe relationships.
The work of Respect Ballarat builds on decades of work from local organisations and advocates, including local implementation lead Women’s Health Grampians.