$100,000 grant program to fight violence against women

Published on 11 October 2024

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Ku-ring-gai community organisations have been invited to apply for part of $100,000 in new funding to help tackle the rising problem of domestic and family violence against women.

Ku-ring-gai Council has set aside this grant funding as part of its Prevention of Violence Against Women Action Plan, which was endorsed at Council’s August 2024 meeting.

Statistics show that violence against women is increasing with:

  • 15 adult women across NSW tragically murdered through domestic violence in 2023/24, up from 13 in 2022/23
  • Recorded domestic violence assaults across NSW increasing by 6.5 per cent in 2023/24, compared to 2022/23
  • The number of recorded domestic violence-related assault incidents in the Ku-ring-gai council area rising from 79 in 2014/15 to 146 in 2023/24, a jump of 85 per cent
  • One in four Australian women (27 per cent) estimated to have experienced violence by an intimate partner or family member since the age of 15 years

Ku-ring-gai Mayor Christine Kay said: “We know that family and domestic violence is a significant and growing societal problem. This new and one-off funding program will play an important role in developing local actions to fight this problem.”

Ku-ring-gai’s Domestic and Family Violence Prevention Grants will provide funds to eligible community groups and organisations for projects or activities that contribute to the prevention of gender-based violence in the Ku-ring-gai council area.

These projects or activities may seek to prevent violence from happening, provide early support for people at risk of violence, strengthen the ability of local stakeholders to respond to this issue or deliver resilience and empowerment solutions for people impacted by violence.

Applications are due by 8 November 2024, with up to $20,000 to be provided per successful organisation.

Further information is available on the grants at www.krg.nsw.gov.au/Council/Grants-and-sponsorship/Domestic-and-Family-Violence-Prevention-Grant

Separately, Ku-ring-gai Council will soon be holding or supporting events, and undertaking other local awareness-raising, to coincide with the United Nations’ 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence, which runs between 25 November and 10 December 2024.

In partnership with Lifeline, the Council is organising a free training workshop on 30 October to equip attendees with the skills to identify and effectively respond to signs of family and domestic violence.

This event is being hosted by Lifeline and being held at the Gordon Library meeting rooms. To register click here www.krg.nsw.gov.au/Things-to-do/Whats-on/Build-your-awareness-of-family-and-domestic-violence

 

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Media enquiries: media@krg.nsw.gov.au or 9424 0000

 

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