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Board Secretary
Janet has held key leadership roles in effective organisations for over 30 years. Janet’s experience in the human services sector includes work in child, youth and family services, relationship and counselling services, homelessness, family violence, community legal sectors, AIDS Councils and universities. Janet’s current role is CEO of Refuge Victoria.
Communications Manager
As Communications Manager, Steph leads the design, development and implementation of Safe and Equal’s communications activity.
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Practice Development Advisor
Liz supports the implementation of practice frameworks and capacity building within the specialist family violence sector.
Fast Track Program Advisor
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Djirra, Elizabeth Morgan House and Safe and Equal are partnering to support non-Aboriginal specialist family violence services in taking meaningful action toward building a culturally responsive and accountable family violence sector.
In 2025, Safe and Equal is putting out a call for individual organisation grant applications for the 16 Days of Activism Grassroots Initiative, open to grassroots community organisations, regional and state-wide community health organisations, and local councils in Victoria.
Our Fast Track Response program supports new and emerging specialist family violence leaders in Victoria to transform their practice experience into leadership capability.
Cost: $500 + GST (valued at $3,700)
Our Fast Track Prevention program supports new and emerging primary prevention leaders in Victoria to transform their practice experience into leadership capability.
Cost: $500 + GST (valued at $3,700)
Exclusive to new leaders, our Fast Track Leadership Foundations program supports specialist family violence and primary prevention practitioners to excel in their new leadership or management role.
Cost: $350 + GST (valued at $2,500)
This series of Advocacy Priorities has been developed to support the delivery of Safe and Equal’s new Strategic Plan.
Our annual reports detail Safe and Equal’s programs and audited financial statements. You can also catch up on past annual reports from Domestic Violence Victoria and Domestic Violence Resource Centre Victoria.
Board Member
Nesreen is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) at the Australian Muslim Women’s Centre for Human Rights, an organisation committed to addressing gender inequality and advocating for the rights of Muslim women and girls in Australia.
Board Member
Dale has been the CEO of GenWest since 2022. A social worker by trade, Dale has a long history of working in health, disability and family violence sector. For around last 20 years she has lived and worked in Mparntwe Alice Springs with leadership roles in family violence and politics.
Multicultural Inclusion Advisor – Statewide
Practice Development Advisor (MARAMIS)
Data Analyst
Jacqui collects and analyses data from various sources to provide meaningful insights that support the family violence sector to advocate for increased resources, improved data systems and a stronger, more sustainable workforce.
Policy and Advocacy Advisor
Prevention Practice Development Advisor
Naomi leads the management of and facilitates a range of primary prevention development activities, including Safe and Equal’s suite of Prevention Communities of Practice.
Workplace Partnerships and Lived Experience Officer
Julia assists with project logistics and materials, managing client communications and coordinating external Lived Experience engagements.
Workplace Partnerships and Engagement Advisor
Claire coordinates the development and delivery of tailored professional development and capability building products and services with a particular focus on private sector settings and workplaces.
Senior Program Officer
Program Officer
Evidence and Data Lead
Prevention Practice Advisor, Connecting Communities
Lucy supports the delivery of capacity building for organisations delivering primary prevention with multicultural and faith-based communities, in partnership with the Multicultural Centre for Women’s Health.
Marketing and Communications Officer
Madeline coordinates marketing, communications and engagement activities to support Safe and Equal’s strategic priorities and communications objectives.
Safe and Equal’s PreventX: Stories for Change conference will be held in person and online from Tuesday 24 – Thursday 26 March 2026.
Board Member
Jaime has over 20 years’ experience in the community services and local government sectors across a range of fields including service provision, community engagement, advocacy and community planning. Jaime is currently the CEO of Centre Against Violence, a not-for-profit community organisation delivering specialist sexual assault and family violence services across the Ovens Murray region of Victoria.
Safe and Equal is continuing to collaborate with Respect Victoria for the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence in 2025.
Safe and Equal’s PreventX: Stories for Change conference will be held in person and online from Tuesday 24 – Thursday 26 March 2026.
Mel is a program manager leading a gendered violence prevention program at a Women’s Health organisation, which is part of Victoria’s Women’s Health Services Network.
Portraits of Prevention profiles some of the practitioners in the family and gender-based violence prevention workforce.
Samantha is a senior practice leader working in one of the small number of specialist organisations that are solely focused on primary prevention. These include Our Watch and Respect Victoria.
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Kellie is a policy adviser and prevention practice leader at the Municipal Association of Victoria (MAV), where she oversees initiatives to enhance local government’s capacity in primary prevention. Currently, 27 councils are funded through the Free from Violence Local Government Program to deliver primary prevention programs.
Soizic is a Lead at a state-wide Disabled People’s Organisation (DPO) that advocates for the rights, safety and respect of women and gender diverse people with disabilities. This organisation, led by and for women and gender diverse people with disabilities, focuses on improving health services, preventing violence and promoting leadership.
Bel is a manager at Rainbow Health Australia and leads the LGBTIQ+ Family Violence Prevention Project.
Zoe Belle Gender Collective is a small trans and gender diverse-led advocacy organisation that was previously funded as a pilot project under Rainbow Health Australia’s primary prevention project.
Djirra is dedicated to early intervention and the prevention of family violence. Djirra brings a holistic approach to prevention, grounded in culture, community and connection. It is an ongoing process that runs parallel to early intervention, response and recovery work, woven through every interaction, workshop and community gathering.
Claire leads a primary prevention program that focuses on preventing violence against migrant and refugee women.
Anthony is a project lead at a TAFE, supporting initiatives that promote gender equity, diversity and inclusion, and prevent violence.
Daniel is a practitioner working in a practice leadership role in a program specialising in masculinities and working with men and boys.
Kate is a senior Counsellor Advocate working at a Centre Against Sexual Assault (CASA). She began her career as a teacher before transitioning into social work, bringing with her a wealth of skills in facilitation, curriculum development and pedagogy.
Jade is a CEO leading a women’s support service that also delivers primary prevention programs.
Jessica is a manager in a specialist gendered violence prevention team that is funded to build the capacity of community sport and recreation to address and prevent gender-based violence.
Shweta is a program manager leading a gendered violence prevention and early intervention program at a Women’s Health organisation, which is part of Victoria’s Women’s Health Services Network.
Policy and Advocacy Advisor
Amy supports Safe and Equal’s policy and advocacy work by developing policy positions and submissions, monitoring emerging issues and contributing to advocacy strategies.
Capability Two: Knowledge of the indicators of violence against women and how to respond to and refer those who disclose their experience.
Safe and Equal’s PreventX: Stories for Change conference will be held in person and online from Tuesday 24 – Thursday 26 March 2026.
We provide information, training, capability building and advocacy for organisations and professionals working to end family violence.
You can find general information about family violence on the Are you safe at home? website.
This website has a ‘quick exit’ button at the top of every page. If you’re worried that someone will see that you’re on this website, click the button and it will open the Google search page. This doesn’t remove the site from your browser history. Someone can still check to see the sites you’ve visited.
Here’s how you can delete your history for each browser:
We provide information, training, capability building and advocacy for organisations and professionals working in family violence.
You can also find general information about family violence on the Are you safe at home? website.
This website has a ‘quick exit’ button at the top of every page. If you’re worried that someone will see that you’re on this website, click the button and it will open the Google search page. This doesn’t remove the site from your browser history. Someone can still check to see the sites you’ve visited.
Here’s how you can delete your history for each browser:
Google Chrome
Mozilla Firefox
Internet Explorer
Safari
Deleting all of your browser history can also alert your abuser.
