Study tours

Embark on an unforgettable journey aboard the Mari Nawi, or "big canoe", and explore Sydney’s stunning Harbour in the warm and welcoming company of your Aboriginal hosts and crew.

As you cruise the world’s most beautiful harbour, you’ll hear captivating stories of the Cadigal, Guringai, Wangal, Gammeraigal, and Wallumedegal people, the original custodians of the lands surrounding Sydney. Learn the Aboriginal names and deep cultural meanings behind significant Sydney landmarks, enriching your understanding of this iconic city.

Your adventure continues as you step ashore on Be-lang-le-wool, known today as Clark Island. Here, you’ll delve into the lifestyle of a pre-European Aboriginal coastal settlement. Through the wisdom of your Tribal Warrior hosts, discover traditional fishing methods, food gathering techniques, and the sustainable practices that have sustained Aboriginal communities for thousands of years.

The journey culminates with an exhilarating Aboriginal cultural performance, where you’ll witness traditional dances and music that celebrate the rich heritage of the First Nations people. This immersive experience offers a rare and authentic glimpse into the living culture of Sydney’s Aboriginal communities.

Join us for a journey that’s as enriching as it is enjoyable and leave with a deeper connection to the ancient traditions that continue to thrive in modern Sydney.

WAGEC Women’s refuge is one of the largest refuges in Sydney supporting women and children who have experienced gender based violence and are homeless.

The WAGEC CEO and WAGEC team will outline the model of care and case management approach including other services WAGEC provides to complement the refuge stay.

Participants will be able to tour the refuge to better understand the service system in Sydney and the lived experiences of women and children who WAGEC serve.

This Study Tour will provide an overview of eSafety’s approach to online safety regulation, awareness raising, education and prevention with a focus on technology facilitated gender-based violence including in family, domestic and sexual violence situations.

It will include sessions on:

• Reporting schemes especially Image-Based Abuse (IBA) and Adult Cyber Abuse (ACA) schemes
• Tech Industry regulation
• eSafety support for domestic, family and sexual violence specialist services and other frontline workers including training and TFA Support Service
• Community education, and
• Primary prevention approaches including community grants and boys and men online resources

This Study Tour offers delegates the opportunity to engage with over four decades of work by Muslim Women Australia (MWA), a leading organisation in the domestic and family violence, settlement, and community services sectors. The tour will explore how MWA has developed and sustained culturally responsive, faith-informed models of practice that address the needs of women and families from diverse backgrounds.

Delegates will be introduced to MWA’s operating models and strategic approach, including:

• An overview of MWA’s history and evolution within the broader domestic and family violence and multicultural sectors
• An introduction to the Saving FACE (Faith and Cultural Empowerment) model, which has seen the development and delivery of key prevention activities to encourage men in preventing violence against women and children
• Engagement with the in-house research team, including discussion on how programs and services are co-designed using both lived experience and evidence-based approaches
• Site visits to two MWA-operated crisis and transitional accommodation spaces, offering practical insight into the delivery of wraparound support services.

Women seeking asylum and on other temporary visas face significantly complex barriers to safety from gender-based violence. In Australia, our systems and mainstream services fail to recognise and respond appropriately to these complexities, leaving women on temporary visas at significant risk of further violence, and lacking the pathways to safety and justice that residents have. Jesuit Refugee Service Australia's Finding Safety Program which operates out of the JRS Women's Space in Western Sydney is one of only a handful of services across Australia with the capacity, skills, and resources to bridge the gap between the immigration and refugee sector and the DFV sector. This interactive tour will allow participants to experience a day in the life of the Finding Safety Project. Participants will be encouraged to reflect on how do we as a nation achieve the goal of ending violence against women within a generation, when women on temporary visas, experiencing violence in Australia are excluded from so many lifesaving supports?

Join us at the Head Office of Australia’s National Research Organisation in Women’s Safety (ANROWS), where delegates will learn through presentations and facilitated discussions on how ANROWS’ research projects and leadership in addressing violence against women and children, have helped in bridging the gap between research and its application in policy and practice.

Delegates will leave with practical advice and real-life examples of how implementing research insights has helped in supporting the reduction of violence against women and children.

Full Stop Australia’s 50-year history of services and activism to end gender based violence.  Hear about our unique model of 24/7 trauma specialist counselling services.  Learn about our Award-Winning Vicarious Trauma Management Program – focussed on keeping our team safe and well in the work.  Our work to amplify and support lived expertise advocacy