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Launceston White Ribbon Committee Mission Statement.

*To work as White Ribbon Community partners to change society's attitudes and
practices and save lives.
*To generate respect for all people, especially women, by increasing awareness of
types ofabuse in the community.
*To educate people, including children, on ways to recognise and oppose abuse
and inequity.
*To build understanding o

f the impact of violence perpetrated against women.
*To build knowledge in the community of respectful, equal relationships, regardless
of gender.

17/08/2026

Our Tasmanian Government needs to fund the prevention of gendered violence like lives depend on it -
BECAUSE THEY DO!

10/08/2026

We are heartbroken to share that another woman has been killed by a man known to her in Victoria.

On Saturday 25 July, a 73-year-old woman's body was found in her home in Fitzroy North. Last Friday 7 August, a 49-year-old man was charged with her murder. She is the eleventh woman killed in Victoria this year*.

We extend our deepest condolences to the loved ones and community of this woman, whose life was taken too soon in an entirely preventable act of men’s violence.

Family violence against older people is a growing crisis in this country. The most recent study of elder abuse prevalence in Australia found that one in six people in Australia experienced elder abuse in the past year, including both intergenerational and intimate partner violence.

Elder abuse, like all forms of abuse, it is rooted in power, control and discrimination. Every woman deserves to be safe, no matter her age.

In times of tragedy, it is essential that we mobilise as a community and demand better. Gendered violence is preventable and there is no place for it in our homes or communities.

The rising death toll this year is devastating. But let's remember our strength as a collective movement demanding change. Now is not the time to stop.

Today and every day we remember the women and girls killed by male violence in Victoria in 2026:

Unnamed woman, 73 years old
Brooke Stephens, 29 years old
Layla Jeffery, 13 years old
Lavanaya Chappa, 39 years old
Unnamed woman, 29 years old
Eva Lasrini, 53 years old
Chamindika ‘Chami’ Jayawardena, 47 years old
Melonie McKay, 53 years old
Unnamed woman, age unknown
Unnamed woman, 49 years old
Unnamed woman, 77 years old



*There is still no complete and official list of every Australian woman and child murdered in acts of family and gender-based violence, but there are several key resources we use. At the time of publishing this post, Destroy the Joint has recorded 29 women killed in 2026, and Australian Femicide Watch has recorded 44 women.

However, it is important to remember that the true number of women and children killed is likely higher, as many deaths go unreported and unrecognised as family and gender-based violence.

17/06/2026
17/06/2026

Sexual violence has to be part of how we talk about preventing family and domestic violence.

The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare reports that 1 in 9 women have experienced s*xual violence by a male intimate partner since the age of 15. It also reports that 1 in 4 women have experienced physical and/or s*xual violence from an intimate partner since the age of 15.

Prevention means challenging the attitudes and behaviours that enable this harm. That includes disrespect, entitlement, consent myths, coercion and harmful messages about s*x, power and women, including those reinforced through some po*******hy and online content.

If we want to prevent men's violence against women and children, s*xual violence within intimate relationships has to stay part of the conversation.

Better means building stronger cultures of consent, respect, and equality. Early, consistently and everywhere.

Source: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, Family, domestic and s*xual violence.

25/05/2026

Prevention can look ordinary. A comment at a BBQ. A joke in the group chat. A mate getting controlling in front of others.

A fact sheet from The Men’s Project found that young men “inside the Man Box” were more likely to go along or do nothing when witnessing guys harassing women, 22% vs 4%.

Three simple moves you can use today,

- Name it. “That’s not on.”

- Redirect. “Leave it out.”

Check in with the person impacted.

25/05/2026

If Prevention Month stands for anything, it should be this.

We cannot prevent violence by waiting until it becomes obvious.

Prevention starts earlier. In the attitudes we challenge, the jokes we refuse to laugh along with, the conversations we choose to have and the standards we set at home, at work, in sport and in our communities.

Calling men in does not mean letting things slide. It means inviting reflection, while keeping responsibility clear.

That can look like:

• Challenging the “that’s just how men are” mindset.
• Speaking up when disrespect is brushed off as humour.
• Using your role as a parent, leader, coach, colleague or friend to set a better tone.
• Creating conversations where change is possible and accountability remains central.

This month, prevention means acting earlier, speaking clearer and expecting better.

16/05/2026

Support Hobart Women's Shelter

14/05/2026

Why are our state and federal governments so reluctant to fund violence prevention?

01/05/2026

May is Domestic and Family Violence Prevention Month.

It is a time to raise awareness and focus on the actions and systems that shape safer, more respectful communities.

Prevention is not only about responding after harm has occurred. It is about addressing the attitudes, behaviours and inequalities that can drive men’s violence against women and children.

The scale of the issue makes that clear. In Australia, 1 in 4 women have experienced violence, emotional abuse or economic abuse by a cohabiting partner since the age of 15. That includes 1 in 6 women who have experienced partner violence, nearly 1 in 4 who have experienced partner emotional abuse, and almost 1 in 6 who have experienced partner economic abuse.

At White Ribbon Australia, that is central to our work. We focus on primary prevention through schools, workplaces and communities, and we work to engage men and boys as part of the solution.

This Prevention Month, we are reminding communities across Australia that real change takes everyday action, stronger leadership, and a shared commitment to respect, equality and safety.

It also takes proper investment. If we want prevention to work, it has to be funded and backed like it matters.

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