Lead Agency

Women's Health East is the regional women’s health services for Melbourne’s eastern region. Women's Health East, with 30 years of experience, collaborates at local, state, and national levels to address gender-based violence in workplaces and communities. They are leaders on intersectional gender equality in their region, and have strong capability in project management, impact management, and building the capability and capacity of workers, leaders and community to advance gender equality. Women’s Health East has strong expertise in leading projects that amplify the voices of women with lived experience by centring their expertise in initiatives to prevent violence against women. Their work extends to promoting women’s health and wellbeing in partnership with various organisations and individuals. 

Capacity Building Partner

For over 30 years, Women’s Health in the South East (WHISE) has been the regional women’s health promotion, advocacy and support service for the 10 Local Government Area covering Southern Metropolitan Region of Melbourne.  WHISE is a not-for-profit organisation that focuses on empowering women. We work to improve the health and well-being of women in our region by providing health information and education to governments, organisations, education providers, and community groups. Our team of health promotion professionals work to promote gender equality, sexual and reproductive health and prevent of violence against women.

Developer of website and online learning modules

Based in regional Victoria, Women’s Health Goulburn North East (WHGNE) covers 12 local government areas across Goulburn Valley and the north east of the State. WHGNE is a feminist organisation, leading change towards women’s empowerment, women’s health, the prevention of violence against women and ultimately, gender equality, in rural and regional Victoria. WHGNE makes their expertise accessible to our communities through highly-regarded research, resources and toolkits, which we encourage you to read and use in your workplace organisation.

WHGNE also work with community groups, organisations and workplaces to develop and deliver information and practical tools, consultations, coaching, training, workshops and facilitated conversations.

Capacity Building Partner

Jesuit Social Services has worked with men and boys for 45 years. Their experience has shown them that many are struggling, causing harm to self and others. The Men’s Project, An initiative of Jesuit Social Services supports men and boys to live respectful, accountable and fulfilling lives free from violence and other harmful behaviours..

The Men’s Project has delivered primary prevention programs which seek to address the underlying of causes of gendered violence in a range of TAFE and educational settings. They have  also delivered gendered-violence prevention capability-building programs to hundreds of educators in Victoria.

Industry Partner

Our Watch is a national leader in the primary prevention of violence against women and their children in Australia. We work to embed gender equality and prevent violence where Australians live, learn, work and socialise.

We are an independent not-for-profit organisation established in 2013 by the Victorian and Commonwealth Governments. Since that time, all State and Territories Governments have joined as members.

Our Watch was established under the National Plan to Reduce Violence against Women and their Children 2010-2022 and continues under the National Plan to End Violence against Women and Children 2022-2032.

Industry partner

Founded in 1992, ITECA was known as the Australian Council for Private Education and Training (ACPET). The Independent Tertiary Education Council Australia (ITECA) is a membership-based peak body bringing together independent providers in the higher education, vocational education and training sectors.

Industry partner

The VTA is a not-for-profit organisation that informs, supports and represents the interests of the Victorian TAFE sector, including Victoria’s 12 TAFE institutes, four dual sector universities and AMES Australia.

The VTA proudly champions the interests of public vocational education providers with a focus on sustainability, quality, and outcomes for industry, community and learners.