Information about our projects will be regularly shared in our e-newsletter, sector emails and social media.
For more information about any of our projects please contact 08 9420 7262 or admin@cwsw.org.au
The Centre for Women’s Safety and Wellbeing facilitates the disbursement of funds for a range of projects that aim to increase the safety and wellbeing of people experiencing domestic and family violence. Please see the project information below for eligibility criteria and available funding.
The Centre is no longer a distributor of mobile phones through the Safe Connections Project. Read more information about the current Safe Connections Project here.
The Funds for Freedom (FFF) program was established in 2011 to provide vital support in the form of white goods to women and children recovering from family and domestic violence.
CWSW is committed to securing a new funding partner to ensure FFF program resumes in future. To support us in attracting the best possible partner, we invite you to please take part in a short survey on your experience accessing this program and its impact on those in need. Please access the survey here.
We look forward to continuing the Funds for Freedom program in the future to support women and children and we will provide you with updates as they arise. We apologise for the inconvenience caused and thank you for your understanding whilst we are working on securing funding. Please contact us if you have any questions or comments at admin@cwsw.org.au.
We have just launched the rollout of the newly improved ‘Changing Gears’ project.
As part of 16 Days in WA – Stop Violence against Women 2025, the Centre for Women’s Safety and Wellbeing is pleased to offer community grants.
The grants must:
Events must take an intersectional approach to family and domestic violence, education, and awareness by engaging and collaborating with organisations who specialise in working with Aboriginal people, migrant and refugee communities, people with disabilities and the LGBTQIA+ community.
Funded by the Department of Communities, there will be grants of up to $1000 available for family, domestic and sexual violence services, or other appropriate community groups throughout WA.
Applications close 5pm, September 12, 2025
The Centre for Women’s Safety and Wellbeing works alongside individuals, organisations and the community to prevent violence against women, promote women’s health and advance gender equality.
The Purple Bench Project supports the installations of a series of purple benches in public spaces to honour all victims who have lost their lives as a result of domestic and family violence. The initiative is supported by Local Government and Members of Parliament.
The initiative first began in Nova Scotia, Canada where purple benches are located in public parks to honour the memory of women murdered by their partner and to provide important helplines for people experiencing domestic and family violence. In Canada, they are known as Barb’s Benches, and were launched in 2015 to mark the 25-year anniversary of the murder of Barb Ballie by her husband.
The first bench in Western Australia was launched by the Hon. Simone McGurk, MLA – Minister for Child Protection; Women’s Interests; Prevention of Family and Domestic Violence; Community Services and Dr Brad Pettit – Mayor, City of Fremantle in 2018.
The Purple Bench Project does not currently receive any funding. This means organisations or other registrants are responsible for all costs (e.g. bench and the plaque) associated with their local Purple Bench.
CWSW provide in-kind support for registrants by providing the information required to successfully install and launch their Purple Bench.
Sarah Brown AM is the Chief Executive Officer of Purple House and has been helping the Indigenous Directors to run the organisation since its inception more than twenty three years ago.
Sarah holds a Master of Nursing, a Graduate Diploma in Aboriginal Education, and a Graduate Diploma in Health Service Management. Prior to joining Purple House, she was a remote area nurse and university lecturer.
Sarah has been recognised in many ways for the work she does, being named Hesta’s Australia’s Nurse of the Year in 2017, being listed as one of BOSS magazine’s ‘True Leaders’ in 2018, and in 2020 Sarah received an Order of Australia Medal for “her significant service to community health, remote nursing and Indigenous communities”.
Professor Louise Keogh is a leading voice across women’s health and reproductive rights in Australia. Louise is Deputy Director of the Centre for Health Equity and Chair of the Hallmark Research Initiative in Reproductive Justice at the University of Melbourne.
Louise’s work explores issues that matter deeply to women, and includes the decriminalisation of abortion, contraception, voluntary assisted dying and the growing role of genetics in cancer prevention. Her work aims to make healthcare more equitable, accessible, and responsive to women’s needs.
Louise works with clinicians, policymakers, and communities to translate research into practical change in healthcare practice and policy. She is passionate about fostering open, thoughtful conversations about women’s health, particularly where ethics, rights and emerging technologies intersect.
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