Yarram and District Health Service (YDHS) is proud to be shining a spotlight on violence against women by participating in the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence.

The annual campaign, which runs from 25 November to 10 December, encourages all Victorians to work together to prevent and end gendered violence.

In Australia, more than one in three women has experienced men’s violence and on average, a woman is killed by a man she knows every 10 days.

The Wellington Shire ranked within the top five Victorian municipalities for family violence incidents in 2022-23 and this year’s local campaign is focussed on raising awareness of the impacts within Yarram and surrounding districts.

According to YDHS Manager Community Health Alison Payne, campaigns like the 16 Days of Activism help in highlighting this important issue and the role we all have to play in ending gendered violence.

Read more in our media release.