Central Queensland’s rugby league team Capras is getting behind a community campaign to tackle issues behind family and domestic violence.
New coach Kim Williams made the announcement in light of the federal funding announcement of $100 million safety package to combat domestic and family violence.
“As the new coach here, we want to create a culture in the club that supports these sorts of movements against domestic violence and I personally support that 100 per cent,” Mr Williams said.
“Our club is quite high-profile in this area and I think it’s important for men in a macho sport to realise the effects domestic violence has.
“As head coach certainly that respect for women and respect for the family environment is going to be a huge thing in our culture at the club.”
Mr Williams was with Federal MP for Capricornia Michelle Landry, who announced the package in Rockhampton last week.
She said the safety package would deliver immediate measures to support women and their children, including technology innovations to track offenders by GPS tags and money to expand frontline police, ambulance and social workers. There is also more for legal services for women; and education programs in schools to begin a generational shift away from violence at home.
“Shockingly, Rockhampton has one of the highest domestic violence rates in Queensland, so this package is very relevant,” she said.
