About TFER

The Together For Equality and Respect (TFER) partnership is a cross-sector collaboration of organisations working together since 2012 to advance gender equality and prevent gender-based violence.

Our vision

Melbourne’s east is equal, safe and respectful: a place where everyone can thrive, free from violence and discrimination. Everyone takes action to ensure women, girls and gender-diverse people have equal status, rights, opportunities and representation.

Our purpose

We collaborate across Melbourne’s east to influence and improve systems that advance gender equality and prevent gender-based violence where we live, work, learn and play.

Read our new strategy 2025-2029

Members

TFER’s 34 partners – local councils, community health services, specialist and community organisations – provide services and programs to diverse communities who live, work, play and learn in Melbourne’s east.

Implementing Members

Associate Members

Members

TFER’s 34 partners – local councils, community health services, specialist and community organisations – provide services and programs to diverse communities who live, work, play and learn in Melbourne’s east.

Implementing Members

 

Associate Members

 

Governance

TFER Executive Governance Group

Anna Robinson
CEO, Access Health and Community

Kate McCaughey
Director Community Services, City of Boroondara

Michael Smith
CEO, Eastern Community Legal Centre — Co-chair

Megan Phelan
CEO, FVREE

Agata Jarbin
CEO, healthAbility

Judy Chalkley
Director Connected Communities, Knox City Council

Kerryn Paterson
Director Experience and Capability, Manningham City Council

Marianne Di Giallonardo
Director People & Places, Maroondah City Council

Tanya Scicluna
Director Community Services, Monash City Council

Lisa Letic
Director Community Services, Whitehorse City Council

Kate Phillips
CEO, Women’s Health East

Leanne Hurst
Director Communities, Yarra Ranges Council

Backbone support

Women’s Health East’s Prevention of Violence Against Women team provide coordination, and support to the TFER partnership and members, and act as secretariat to the Executive Governance Group, as well as being a member of the partnership.

TFER Strategy 2025-2029

The Together For Equality & Respect Strategy 2025-2029: Preventing Gender-based Violence in Melbourne’s East is the latest four-year strategy developed by the TFER partnership.

Read the highlights of our new strategy 2025-2029

Read the full new strategy
2025-2029

Women’s Health East acknowledges the support of the Victorian Government.

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