Wellington Shire Council and Mornington Peninsula Shire Council are among those who will share in almost $3 million to prevent family violence and all forms of violence against women. 

The Allan Labor Government today announced councils around the state will deliver a range of initiatives as part of the Free from Violence Local Government Program 2024-27.   

Wellington Shire Council will receive $262,500 over a 3-year period that will go towards delivering active bystander training to council staff – including community facing staff. 

Mornington Shire Council will receive $212,500 over a 3-year period that will go towards developing and implementing an internal resource package to support staff experiencing family violence and training for staff on how to handle disclosures. 

The councils will deliver programs and activities that will help people in the community understand the role they can play to make their community safer.   

As large employers with unique connections to their local communities, councils are well placed to support communities to both prevent family violence and stop violence against women.   

This is the second round of the program, which is already supporting 15 councils to carry out primary prevention initiatives in their local area.   

These grants are an important part of the Labor Government’s nation-leading work to end family violence.   

Quotes attributable to Member for Eastern Victoria Tom McIntosh 

“We’re significantly investing in our local communities to engage in important family violence prevention programs, because every Victorian has the right to be treated with respect at home, work or in their community.”