DVNSW is the peak body for specialist domestic and family violence services in NSW, representing about 200 member services across the state. As a member-based organisation, it centres and amplify the voices of the specialist domestic and family violence sector to improve policy, legislative and program responses to domestic and family violence through advocacy and collaboration. It also works to support the workforce promoting good practice, collaboration and training.
In 2025, DVNSW asked us to work with their Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Policy, Advocacy and Engagement team to develop a cultural safety.
We worked collaboratively with the team, and from its excellent “Our way forward” document that describes the team’s purpose, role, vision, principles and functions. We also drew on the work of Anny Druett, who has contributed significantly to DVNSW.