Great to see that the Rentstart Bond Loan Scheme has been expanded so people fleeing domestic & family violence can now access an interest-free loan of between 25% & 100% of their rental bond to secure a tenancy.

More info here: bit.ly/3TH08oQ

It was great to host a forum last week on strengthening domestic, family & sexual violence governance in NSW. Strong governance is crucial for the complex whole-of-government activities that are required in this area. Thanks to the ministers & senior govt officials who attended.

Australian employers are now legally required to take active steps to prevent sexual harassment in the workplace.

Our Watch has developed free tools & resources for employers to help stop workplace sexual harassment before it starts:
workplace.ourwatch.org.au/lead-the-chang….

Today marks 50 years since the opening of the first formal women’s refuge in Australia (‘Elsie’) by a group of remarkable women led by Anne Summers.

I talked about the anniversary & my strategic plan with richard glover yesterday on ABC Sydney.

abc.net.au/listen/program… (from 36m30)

⁦⁦7NEWS Sydney⁩ covered my Strategic Plan launch at Parliament House with ⁦Anne Summers⁩ ⁦Chanel Contos⁩ ⁦Micaela Cronin⁩ ⁦hajeh Maha Krayem Abdo⁩ & Christine Robinson.

Collective action is needed to address violence against women.

facebook.com/share/r/fHuZt1…

Thank you to everyone sharing their experiences and reasons for signing the pledge - we're going to share some here so everyone can see WHY the pledge matters. change.org/dvendswithme

Good to see 1800RESPECT launch a video counselling service for domestic, family & sexual violence support

womensagenda.com.au/latest/1800res…

It was a pleasure to attend this event organised by @ACON to celebrate LGBTQ+ women on #IWD2024 . Hosted by Faustina Agolley 🌈, the event featured a range of great artists & also launched ACON’s latest health initiative, Word on the Sheets, for LGBTQ+ women: wordonthesheets.org.au/about-acon.

Great to collaborate with Jodie Harrison MP to launch this important strategy aimed at making The Rocks precinct in Sydney safer & more accessible for women & girls.

This Women's Safety Strategy is part of Transport for NSW 's $30m Safer Cities project.

womensagenda.com.au/latest/nsw-gov…

I’ve signed the DomesticViolenceNSW pledge to end domestic & family violence because ending domestic & family violence is everyone's responsibility.

Join me in signing the pledge today: change.org/dvendswithme.

#dvendswithme #signthepledge

It was wonderful to speak at the ART BY WOMEN show last night at Botany Town Hall. Thanks to Sallianne Faulkner, Bayside Council & Bayside Women's Shelter for organising the event.

You can still check out the fabulous exhibition here: bayside.nsw.gov.au/area/event-inf….

Huge congratulations to the Premier’s NSW Woman of Excellence 2024, announced today: @jessicahelenhill! Jess has been an incredible advocate on the issues of gendered violence and coercive control. A very deserving winner.
And always great to see Annabelle Daniel OAM.