This Grand Final weekend, 1800RESPECT messaging will also be displayed inside and outside Accor Stadium to raise awareness of support available.
Research in Australia and overseas has shown that major sporting events coincide with an increase in domestic and family violence incidents and greater demand for support services.
While many in the community gather to cheer on their team, there will be others who don’t feel safe in their homes.
For victim-survivors, major sporting events can be a particularly challenging time, which is why awareness, early intervention and calling out unacceptable behaviour matter.
The recent shocking incidents of domestic and family violence are a painful reminder that this unacceptable violence continues to have a devastating impact on individuals, families and communities across NSW.
The NSW Government has introduced a range of reforms aimed at preventing violence before it starts, supporting victim-survivors and holding perpetrators accountable.
This is backed by a $184 million investment in the most recent state budget to increase the funding for six frontline domestic and family violence programs by 50 percent.
As part of the NSW Government’s Primary Prevention Strategy the government has invested almost $6 million into supporting sport-based programs that address the gendered drivers of domestic, family and sexual violence, and contribute to positive behaviour change.
The Minns Labor Government will continue to act to ensure women and children across the state are safe, but we cannot do this without the community’s help.
