Domestic Violence Prevention Council
We help the ACT Government improve its response to domestic and family violence by bringing together experts from the community, police and courts.
What we do
We give strategic advice to the ACT Government to improve its responses to domestic and family violence.
We include representatives from community organisations, ACT Government, ACT Police, courts and community members.
We work together and exchange information to improve responses to domestic and family violence in the community.
Our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Reference Group provides advice on how we can reduce domestic and family violence in Canberra’s Indigenous communities.
Our members
The 13 members for 2022-25 are:
- Kirsty Windeyer, Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence Coordinator-General
- Heidi Yates, Victims of Crime Commissioner, Victim Support ACT
- Sue Webeck, CEO, Domestic Violence Crisis Service
- Linda Champion, Commander Operations, ACT Policing
- Ray Johnson, Commissioner, ACT Corrective Services
- Kat Reed, CEO, Women with Disabilities ACT
- Zakia Patel, Regional Managing Director, Multicultural Hub
- Lauren Anthes, CEO, Women’s Health Matters
- Robyn Martin, CEO, Beryl Women Inc
- Papunya Connors, representing Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander communities, community member
- Tanya Keed, representing Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander communities, community member
- Agata Pukiewicz, representing culturally and linguistically diverse communities, community member
- Amanda Alford, Director, Government Relations, Policy and Evidence, Our Watch
Terms of reference
Domestic Violence Prevention Council Terms of Reference [DOC 777KB] (2023): guides the work we do and outlines how we aim to improve responses to domestic and family violence in the community.
Publications
- Domestic Violence Prevention Council Advisory Board Joint Discussion Paper on Criminalising Coercive Control (2022) [PDF 245KB]
- Recommendations for addressing the needs of children and young people impacted by family violence (2018) [DOC 445KB]
- Review of Domestic and Family Violence Deaths in the ACT (2016) [PDF 1.2MB]
Contact us
Email
dvpc@act.gov.au