Welcome
Domestic and family violence (DFV) impacts all members of a family, and repeated patterns of violence have cumulative, intergenerational effects. For effective recovery, long-term, trauma-informed approaches are required to reduce the likelihood of children repeating behaviours witnessed into their own adulthood.
No one service, sector, or system can provide the support families need to navigate and recover from the impact of DFV, and so the Strengthening Family-Centred Collaborations grants are designed to support collaborations that operate across services and sectors, focusing on improving the provision of whole-of-family support and long-term stability.
The Collaborations
We will fund 17 collaborations across WA, NT and QLD, working with First Nations families, Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) families, children under 12, and pregnant women. Learn more about the collaborations here.
2026 Calendar of Events (indicative dates)
Quarter 1: January - March
19 Feb 2026, 2-4pm AEST: Online Meet-up – Cohort (Pregnant women)
26 Feb 2026, 2-4pm AEST: Online Meet-up – Cohort (Children under 12)
12 Mar 2026, 2-4pm AEST: Online Meet-up – Cohort (First Nations)
19 Mar 2026, 2-4pm AEST: Online Meet-up – Cohort (CALD)
Quarter 2: April - June
13 May 2026, 9.30am-4pm: In-Person Meet-up – Regional (likely Brisbane, QLD)
Quarter 3: July - September
22 Jul 2026, 9.30am-4pm: In-Person Meet-up – Regional (likely Northern Australia, NT)
16 Sept 2026, 9.30am-4pm: In-Person Meet-up – Regional (likely Perth, WA)
Quarter 4: October - December
22 Oct 2026, 2-4pm AEST: Online Meet-up – Report / Annual Sense-Making
Resources
- Orientation session presentation slides
- Download the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) template (Word document)
- Revisit the Grant Guidelines
