ZERO DFV NAVBOOK Launched In The Hills

Minister for Prevention of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Jodie Harrison was at Castle Hill RSL last week to launch The Hills Zero DFV Navbook, a new tool to coordinate and accelerate community efforts to eliminate Domestic and Family Violence.

She told the audience: “What you are launching is a message of hope.”

The Hills Zero DFV Navbook – developed by Click Collab – provides a framework for the next five years to achieve ZERO DVF.

Kirrily Dear and Kerrie Edwards, co-founders of Click Collab, spent six months on the wholeof- community initiative, bringing together local organisations, advocates, and frontline workers across the Hills along with survivors to piece the Navbook together.

Kirrily Dear said: “The key insight we uncovered during our early discovery phase, is that so much great prevention was already happening – but much of it is invisible or disconnected.

“The Navbook makes this work visible, measurable, and scalable. It’s a rallying point for anyone who wants to contribute to real change in their community.”

The Navbook contains local facts and stats, a shared vision, three priority goals, and a unified action framework to address the lack of coordination and facilitation that leads to fragmentation and demobilisation.

It aligns with the NSW Government’s Pathways to Prevention strategy.

The Navbook looked at the extent of DVF in the community saying more than 23,000 children in the Hills are at risk of exposure to DFV, over 27,000 adults have suffered intimate partner abuse and more than 4,700 people over the age of 65 have experienced elder abuse in the past 12 months.

Kerrie Edwards said: “We all know that if we want a different outcome, we need to do things differently. This solution draws on decades of cross-sector knowledge. It’s a pivot point for the prevention sector, and we believe it will significantly accelerate our path to Zero DFV.”

CHRG has not only funded the development of Click Collab and the Navbook but is now embedding the strategy into its operations, partnerships, and future investments.

Andy Abey, CHRG’s Group Chief Operating Officer said: “This is not a campaign. This is a commitment to community. We saw a problem with fragmentation and a lack of clarity around where best to invest resources. Now, with the Navbook in hand, we have a roadmap to help steer our support toward maximum impact.”

“I grew up in a home shaped by fear, violence and control. The scars of that time still sit with me – as a partner, as a mother, as a person. That’s why this work means so much.

“At CHRG, I’ve seen inspiring programs and people doing incredible things. But I could also see how fragmentation was holding us back So, I took the idea to our Board – and I’m grateful they backed it with the largest single grant in our history. The launch of the Navbook is more than just a milestone. It’s a turning point. A chance to do better for the next generation, and to help break the cycle, for good.”

CHRG’s contributions and commitments include funding Click Collab and development of the Navbook, along with future support for a community facilitator; ClubGRANTS investment in respectful relationships education and counselling/support services, in line with identified priority goals; implementation of the “Recognise.Respond. Refer.” initiative, training all CHRG staff as first responders and expanding safe room access across venues; leading the way with strategic partnerships with police, councils, sporting clubs, business chambers and schools; and ongoing awareness and activation campaigns across CHRG venues and networks.

Superintendent Naomi Moore, The Hills PAC, said: “DFV is not only a crime but also a serious community issue that demands a collaborative and coordinated response, leveraging expertise and resources to foster positive change for individuals and the broader community.

“As the Commander, I am constantly seeking opportunities to harness our strong community relationships to create a safer Hills district. I wholeheartedly support the Click Collab pilot as a valuable opportunity to collaborate with other passionate stakeholders, achieving tangible outcomes and significant improvements in addressing DFV within The Hills.”

In the 12 months to March 2025 there were more than 2,140 DFV incidents reported to Hills police.

Anita Fisher, Convenor of the Hills Domestic Violence Prevention Network said:

“The Hills Domestic Violence Prevention Network represents a large network of local community organisations, service providers, institutions, the police and individuals to create a united front to address domestic violence in all its forms.

“For over 30 years, the Network has worked to raise awareness on domestic violence, abuse and coercive control through educational forums and community outreach campaigns across The Hills Shire.

“While our Network does some great work, it is still not able to achieve all that is required to bring about zero Domestic Family Violence so the HDVPN leadership team is very supportive of the new Click Collab project, which will seek to further unite all efforts across the region and eventually Australia.

“It will reduce duplication of efforts and offer avenues for greater collaboration which is driven by evidence-based practice. We look forward to seeing what can be achieved together”