Are you experiencing domestic violence?

Domestic violence is when someone you are with uses violence or abuse to cause fear and get control over you. Visit the Domestic violence website to get more information that can help you.

Call the Domestic Violence Line: 1800 656 463
If you want someone to talk to you can call the Domestic Violence Line. This line will also give you information about women’s refuges and Apprehended Violence Orders. There are also organisations that can help through these support and counselling numbers.

Key events

White Tie Event

White Ribbon Day is a national prevention campaign about raising awareness about violence against women. Nationally on the 25^th November events are held or people wear white ribbons or wrist bands to swear that they will never remain silent, committee or excuse violence against women.

Woollahra Council, in partnership with Holdsworth Community Centre & Services, Bondi Beach Cottage and Community of Schools in the Eastern Suburbs (CoSiES), will host a White Tie event in support of the White Ribbon Foundation on Thursday 24 November 4.30pm – 6.30pm. The aim of this event is to raise the profile of this campaign, promote local services in the Woollahra area and help raise funds for the White Ribbon Foundation. A local White Ribbon Ambassador will attend the event and give a short presentation.

This event is supported by Woollahra Municipal Council in partnership with Holdsworth Community Centre & Services, Bondi Beach Cottage & CoSiES. For more information and to find out how you can be involved in White Ribbon Day visit the White Ribbon Day website.

16 Days of Activism to Stop Violence Against Women

This event spans White Ribbon Day and International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women to World Human Rights Day. Since 1991, over 2000 organisations in 154 countries have participated in this 16 Days of Activism campaign. The campaign is used by individuals and groups throughout Australia to call for the elimination of all forms of violence against women.