Activity details
Continue to support all Victorian government schools and participating Catholic and independent schools to implement and embed Respectful Relationships. This recognises that violence against Aboriginal women and children is often perpetrated by men from other cultural backgrounds.
Implementation progress update
The 2024-2025 Victorian State Budget provided investment to continue the Respectful Relationships initiative for a further 4 years. The Victorian Government's women's safety package provided additional investment over 4 years to expand and embed the Respectful Relationships initiative in schools. This brings the total investment in the Respectful Relationships initiative up to $129 million since 2016.
Over 2,000 government, Catholic and independent schools are signed up to Victoria’s Respectful Relationships initiative.
New Respectful Relationships teaching and learning materials were released to further support schools to deliver respectful relationships which were developed in consultation with a Koorie Working Group to ensure they are culturally safe and inclusive of Aboriginal and Torres Strait islander children and young people.
More information
- Learn about the National Plan to End Violence against women and children 2022-2032.
- Read the First Action Plan 2023-2027.
- Browse the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Action Plan update.