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Local Government Domestic and Family Violence Prevention Champions Network · Letter from Domestic and Family Prevention Council
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www.qld.gov.au/dfvpreventioncouncil
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12 April 2024
Cr Frank Wilkie
Mayor
Noosa Shire Council
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Dear Mayor Wilkie
Congratulations on your election as Mayor of Noosa Shire Council. The Domestic and Family Violence Prevention
Council values our relationship with Noosa Shire Council and we hope that this will continue under your
leadership.
As you are no doubt aware, domestic and family violence continues to be an alarming social issue affecting all
communities in Queensland.
If we are to create generational and cultural change, we need to change the collective mindset that it happens
somewhere else to someone else.
In reality, domestic violence occurs in all neighbourhoods and anyone can be a victim, regardless of race, age,
ethnicity, economic status or sexual orientation.
The people experiencing and perpetrating this harm include those who live in your local government area and
given the extent of domestic and family violence it is also likely that some are employees of your Council.
In 2022, following a presentation by members of our Prevention Council, Daryl Mahon, Kylie Finigan and former
Mayor Claire Stewart nominated to represent Noosa Shire Council as members of our Local Government
Domestic and Family Violence Prevention Champions Network (the Champions Network).
The Champions Network was formed by the Prevention Council and the Local Government Association of
Queensland to support local government authorities leading a place-based response to domestic and family
violence in the workplace and across communities, and to promote the sharing of practice, learnings, resources
and tools.
This highly effective form of primary prevention, which relies on shared understanding and consistent
messaging, is essential to bringing about the grass-roots shift in attitudes and behaviour required to achieve
cultural change to prevent domestic and family violence.
Our goal is to assist your Champions Network representatives (Champions) in identifying appropriate actions
(suited to your Council’s needs and resources) and to provide tools and support to help guide you to achieve
those goals.
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Given the recent election, we are writing to seek your Council’s continued involvement on the Champions
Network, and to confirm who your Champions will be this term.
Your chosen Champions would ideally be individuals who are positioned to help lead the change you want to see
within and outside your organisation, making your commitment to domestic and family violence relevant within
the workplace and across the community. This can include yourself, your CEO, or other elected officials or
leaders within the organisation.
Champion network meeting for the rest of 2024 will be conducted virtually via MS Teams on the following dates:
• 10am to 11.30am, 23 April 2024
• 10am to 11.30am, 16 July 2024
• 10am to 11.30am, 2 October 2024
In summary and to progress your ongoing commitment we request that you advise:
1. recommitment to the Champions Network, and
2. the details of up to three representatives of your organisation who will represent your Council on the
Champions Network, including their email addresses (ideally ahead of the 23 April meeting).
If you have any questions in relation to this request, please do not hesitate to contact Ms Angie Spencer,
Director, Domestic and Family Violence Prevention Council Secretariat via email
[email protected] or telephone 0404 544 817.
We look forward to continuing this important work with you.
Yours sincerely
Ms Vanessa Fowler OAM Mr Bob Atkinson AO APM
Co-Chair Co-Chair
Domestic and Family Violence Prevention Council Domestic and Family Violence Prevention Council
cc: Larry Sengstock (CEO), Daryl Mahon, Kylie Finigan, Cr Brian Stockwell, Cr Karen Finzel, Cr Amelia
Lorenston, Cr Jessica Phillips, Cr Tom Wegener, Cr Nicola Wilson