Injury Prevention & Safety Promotion Award Winners
On Thursday June 12, Injury Matters hosted the biennial Injury Prevention & Safety Promotion Awards; a biennial event, providing a vital opportunity to celebrate the contributions and achievements provided by the sector working to enable the WA community to prevent and recover from injury.
Injury Matters welcomed a series of guest speakers, including Kendall Whyte OAM, Founder and CEO of the Blue Tree Project, and Nyungar Elder, Freda Ogilvie. Injury Matters was delighted to host over 100 guests, including key stakeholders, partners, judging panel members, and finalists for the celebratory breakfast.
Thank you to everyone who joined us at the 2025 Injury Matters Injury Prevention & Safety Promotion Awards and congratulations to all finalists and winners.
Apply to be a dedicated family and domestic violence workforce entity
The WA State Government has committed to funding a dedicated family and domestic violence workforce entity under the System Reform Plan.
A tender process is now open, with the State Government committing $6 million over three years to support the establishment and operation of the entity, which will equip workers with the skills and knowledge to deliver safety-focused and culturally appropriate responses to victim-survivors and perpetrators.
Tender applications close 26 August 2025.
Banned Drinkers Register to form permanent part of WA liquor law reforms
Under liquor law reforms introduced into the WA Parliament, the Banned Drinkers Register will be made permanent, after it was found to have made a positive impact.
One of the recent evaluations of the Banned Drinkers Register, as well as other alcohol harm minimisation tools in the Banned Drinker Areas, found that 80% of stakeholders consulted supported the permanency of the Banned Drinkers Register. The evaluation also flagged stakeholder feedback about some potential administrative improvements which are currently being considered.
East Metropolitan Health Service launches Moorditj Walyan program
The East Metropolitan Health Service recently launched a new smoking prevention and cessation program, Moorditj Walyan. Building on the Yarning It Up program, the Moorditj Walyan program has been designed in consultation with community members and service providers to help support Aboriginal people in smoking and vaping prevention and cessation.
For further information or to get involved in the program, contact [email protected]
New Our Watch Campaign launched: Comfort Zone
Our Watch has recently announced the launch of Comfort Zone, the latest initiative from The Line campaign.
The Line is a long-term campaign helping young people (aged 14-20 years) in Australia understand what’s ok and what’s not when it comes to sex, dating, and relationships. The Line is delivered by Our Watch, Australia’s leader in the primary prevention of violence against women, that works to embed gender equality and prevent violence where Australians live, learn, work and socialise.
Comfort Zone empowers young Australians to recognise controlling behaviours and communicate healthy boundaries through an interactive game that helps them explore relationships of all kinds – with friends, partners, family and more.
Perinatal Mental Health Week 2025 Grants
The Statewide Perinatal Infant Mental Health Program is offering grants of up to $1,000 to host local events and activities for Perinatal Mental Health Week, 17–23 November. Events and activities should target parents and families who are planning to have a baby, expecting a baby or have a baby.
Grants close Thursday 31 July 2025.
Drug-induced deaths in Western Australia
The National Illicit Drug Indicators Project provides epidemiological data on trends over time in drug-related harms. The latest WA summary report indicates that there were 278 registered overdose and other drug-induced deaths (excluding alcohol and tobacco) in WA in 2023.
The data also demonstrates a decrease in the rate of alcohol-related deaths from 1.8 per 100,000 population in 2022 to 1.5 per 100,000 population in 2023.