respect ballarat fund webinar
Join our webinar: An Australian-first approach to preventing gendered violence
What is Respect Ballarat?
Ballarat is the first community in Australia to pilot the Saturation Model, a coordinated, whole of community approach to preventing gendered violence.
Respect Ballarat is a partnership between community, government and philanthropy based on international and national evidence showing that coordinated and mutually reinforcing prevention activities across a defined geographic location maximises impact.
Speakers
Prof Kate Fitz-Gibbon
Chair, Respect Victoria
Professor Kate Fitz-Gibbon is a nationally recognised scholar in family violence prevention and law reform who has advised governments in Australia and internationally, and brings extensive expertise in evidence based, whole-of-community approaches to preventing gendered violence.
Julie Reilly
CEO, Australians Investing in Women
Julie Reilly OAM is a nationally recognised leader in philanthropy and social investment. She champions increased investment in women and girls through research, global partnerships and cross sector collaboration, and was awarded a Churchill Fellowship and the Medal of the Order of Australia for her service to the community.
Jennie Courtney
CEO, Women's Health Grampians
Jennie Courtney leads Women’s Health Grampians to advance gender equality and improve health and wellbeing outcomes for women across regional Victoria.
be a part of the change
By joining this webinar, you are supporting an Australian-first approach to ending gendered violence. Together we can create a safer, more equal Ballarat for generations to come.
about the webinar
What you will learn
- What a saturation model is and why coordinated, multi component prevention is more impactful than single interventions.
- How the model is being built through a community led co design process and local partnerships.
- The priority people and priority places, including men, new parents with a focus on fathers, children and young people, and community leaders, alongside early years, education, community sport and workplaces.
- The 10 year vision to create a national blueprint for positive place based change, and what it will take to sustain momentum, extend settings and transition to place based management.
Can't join the webinar?
You can still connect with us. Book a meeting with our team to learn more about the Respect Ballarat Fund and how to get involved.
Leading a National First in Prevention
Ballarat is the first community in Australia to pilot the Saturation Model, a coordinated, whole community approach to preventing gendered violence.
The model brings together schools, workplaces, clubs and local organisations to embed respect and equality in everyday life. It focuses on prevention and early intervention, ensuring that attitudes and behaviours which enable violence are challenged before harm occurs.
Preventing Gendered Violence – Global Evidence Review
Learn how the global evidence proves that higher intensity achieves greater impact with Respect Victoria’s Global Evidence Review commissioned by expert Dr Lara Fergus.
Why Ballarat Is Taking Action
Ballarat has one of the highest rates of family violence in Victoria, around 60 percent above the state average. In recent years, the community has faced a tragic rise in incidents that has deeply affected families and neighbourhoods.
Out of this challenge has grown determination. The people of Ballarat called for a new approach that goes beyond response and focuses on prevention. The city’s strong community networks and readiness to act make it the ideal place to develop a model that can be shared across Victoria and beyond.
About Us
Respect Victoria is the Victorian Government’s authority for the primary prevention of family violence and violence against women. Its vision is a state where all people are safe, equal, and respected.
The Ballarat Foundation is a community foundation dedicated to tackling local disadvantage through collaboration, grants, and advocacy. Its work focuses on issues such as homelessness, food insecurity, mental wellbeing, and family violence prevention.
Together, these organisations are working to build a community-led model that inspires lasting change.
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We work on Wadawurrung land
The Ballarat Foundation acknowledges the Wadawurrung people, the traditional owners of the lands and waterways in our region. We recognise their diversity, resilience, and the ongoing place that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people hold in our communities. We pay our respects to the Elders, both past and present, and commit to working together in the spirit of mutual understanding, respect and reconciliation.
The Ballarat Foundation is committed to fostering a diverse, equitable and inclusive community where everyone is welcomed, respected and empowered to thrive.