Sign your sporting club up to Orange Round and take a stand against family and domestic violence
Gippsland has some of the worst rates for family violence in all of Victoria, Orange Round is attempting to make a difference.
Jacob Wallace
May 16, 2025
Across Gippsland this May sporting clubs and teams are being encouraged to sign up to Orange Round to help raise awareness about the impacts of sexual assault, family and domestic violence, and violence against woman and children in the community.
Orange Round runs twice a year in Gippsland, once in summer and once in winter. This round will be running from May 1 to 25.
If you want to register your team or sporting club for Orange Round you can do so here.
Players are encouraged to wear orange armbands to show their solidarity and clubs often use orange goalpost covers.
The concept arose from the United Nations’ International Orange Day, which aims to raise awareness about violence against women on the 25th day of any month.
Orange Round in Gippsland has been running since 2015. It is a collaboration between Gippsland Centre Against Sexual Assault, AFL Gippsland, GippSport, Gippsland Women’s Health and Netball Victoria.
Gippsland League will be taking part in Orange Round a bit later, raising awareness for the cause during their round of games on Saturday, June 21.
Domestic and family violence rates in Gippsland
Gippsland Shires are amongst the highest in calls to police for domestic and family violence support in Victoria.
According to statistics released by Family Violence in Gippsland, every local government area in Gippsland recorded a 12 percent or more increase in calls to police for assistance in 2024.
Per 100,000 people, East Gippsland Shire has the highest rates of family violence support calls in all of Victoria.
Latrobe Valley has the second highest in the state and Wellington Shire the seventh highest in 2024.
Reach out to GippSport for support
The Gippsland Monitor spoke to GippSport Gender Equity Project Officer in Inverloch about the importance of Orange Round to Gippsland.
GippSport are always around to talk to clubs about gender equity and family violence prevention in sports clubs.
If you’re a victim of family and domestic violence or you know someone who needs help, contact Safe Steps at 1800 015 188 for 24/7 support.
In Gippsland, Quantum Support Services and Gippsland Centre Against Sexual Assault are also able to provide resources and support.
