Safe and healthy community Every resident deserves to feel safe, wherever they are. We’ve been working to improve our community’s safety by creating safe spaces, acting safely ourselves, and enforcing the rules to ensure the safety of others. We also want to help our community be as fit and healthy as possible – both physically and mentally.
Community safety Equity and Respect project This project was a three-year initiative we delivered in partnership with the Wagga Women’s Health Centre. The project aimed to educate our community on the causes of violence against women and their children, promote gender equality and respect, and challenge rigid gender roles and stereotypes. The project incorporated various campaigns, workshops, and visits to local schools and sporting organisations. Before the project concluded in June 2021, we reissued the Community Attitudes Survey in order to assess whether the project activities had impacted people’s knowledge and understanding of equity and respect. The results showed some positive shifts in attitudes around gender equality and attitudes to violence against women. The Equity and Respect project was funded through the NSW Government.
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WA G G A WA G G A C I T Y C O U N C I L
ANNUAL REPORT 2020/21
