Health and Wellbeing
Health and wellbeing are at the heart of resilient communities. Backing initiatives that nurture care and connection, we help people thrive together..
Centre Against Violence: Wangaratta, Wodonga & Benalla
Kyamba has proudly supported a range of initiatives led by the Centre Against Violence since 2017, reflecting our commitment to improving Family Health and fostering safer communities across North-East Victoria.
Left Write Hook: Regional Screenings and Workshops
In 2026, Kyamba provided grant funding to the Centre Against Violence in support of the delivery of the Left Write Hook program across Benalla and Beechworth. This survivor-led initiative combined trauma-informed writing, facilitated discussion and non-contact boxing to support recovery from trauma, particularly for victim survivors of sexual assault.
Over three days, the program included screenings of the documentary "Left Write Hook", a film which explores the intersection of trauma, healing, and empowerment through storytelling and boxing. Kyamba’s funding also enabled the delivery of live Q&A panels with the Left Write Hook program founder and participants, and facilitated workshops. More than 60 community members attended the screenings, with over 20 participants engaging in workshops; strengthening local awareness of support pathways and reinforcing Centre Against Violence’s role in delivering innovative, trauma-informed programs in regional communities where access to specialised services can be limited.
You can learn more about the Left Write Hook documentary and program at https://leftwritehook.org/.
Imagine: Eight Stories for a Safer, Kinder World
In 2024, we were honoured to contribute to the development and launch of the Centre’s public awareness campaign, Imagine: Eight Stories for a Safer, Kinder World. This moving series of short films and educational resources invites us to imagine a world where respect, safety, and belonging are not rare or fragile - but simply the way we live.
We warmly congratulate the Centre Against Violence on this powerful body of work. It stands as a testament to what’s possible when care, respect, and equality are placed at the heart of community action. The series is not only visually compelling - it bridges storytelling and tangible change by sparking awareness, encouraging conversation, and offering practical guidance for those seeking to build safer, more inclusive communities.
You can explore the Imagine campaign at https://centreagainstviolence.org.au/news/imagine.
The Art Project
In 2017 Kyamba supported the Centre Against Violence to deliver 'The Art Project' - a year-long program harnessing the transformative power of art for healing and awareness. Through the program, a group of self-nominated victim-survivors of gender-based violence and sexual assault created a series of artworks that offered a powerful platform to share their stories of trauma, pain, and recovery, with the local community. The program culminated in an exhibition at the Wangaratta Art Gallery, where the works invited reflection, deepened understanding, and raised critical awareness about violence in our community. The exhibition not only illuminated the realities faced by victim-survivors but also demonstrated the remarkable capacity for empowerment, connection, and hope.
Some of the artworks created are showcased below.
A meditation on healing
The healing of our wounds is no lovely Fall-leaved walk or sweet swim in a Summer lake. The terrain may be unsettling, unrelenting, untravelled, resisting advance. Unbearable.
Our feet calloused in order to bear the broken glass we once walked upon; our baby-body longing for a touch that didn't come, recoiling from the one that did.
And the starts and stops, the findings and losings - so many moments we thought we had arrived, only to look out and see a storm of relationship, or illness, or wild emotion in the distance.
We close our eyes begging denial to have it move further out to sea, but we can't fool ourselves for long. The dream of safety will have to wait for another day.
Yes there are allies along the way, not only the ones that try to kill you, but the ones of fellow travelers who bear a true ear or carry an ancient map that they have learned to read. Or maybe even a tree, a rock, or a river that reminds you of the home you seek.
And hopefullythere are rest stops where we step away from the diet of our heroic efforts and share a crust of bread or a tender embrace.
But this I know for sure: Regardless of any pilgrim's progress on this most serious of tasks, the moment you reveal the wound to another, the dove inside your chest flies from its cage. And perhaps at this first gesture, the beginners mind of the healers journey, the lover in you is born.
David Bedrick https://www.davidbedrick.com/
- J Mitchell
You are Loved
These are Antoni’s words, his expression, his feeling, his aspiration. If you could be anyone or anything you wanted to be, what would you put first? and yes, he loved driving and drifting and mountain biking, and dirt bikes too and thought himself invincible. And Yeah, F*ck Yes he loved fishing too!
What happened to the young men and women and LBTQI who did love life and knew of what fun it could be and yet chose to leave early> are we asking them? How is what we create in our capitalist systems, our hierarchical and still patriarchal systems failing them? CAN WE HAVE THE CONVERSATION PLEASE?
- Sigrid E A van Krieken
You can view more of ‘The Art Project’ artworks exhibited here.
You can learn more about the Centre's work at https://centreagainstviolence.org.au