 G'day all. We want to raise awareness at the start of these 16 days of activism against gender-based violence. CFA holds a leadership role within our communities, and we want all to live up to our values of safety, respect and integrity to call it out. Violence affects too many families here in Victoria. The stats are frightening. Since the age of 15, in five Australian women and one in 22 Australian men had experienced sexual violence. One in three Australian women and one in two Australian men had experienced physical violence, and one in six Australian women and one in 19 Australian men had experienced physical or sexual violence from a current or former partner. Stopping this violence is everyone's responsibility, so we must ensure that family violence and gender-based violence is not normalised. This goes for our workplaces, our brigades and in our communities. We hold an important role in the community to lead and challenge bias and discrimination. If you see something, for goodness sake, call it out.