Darkness to Daylight 29th - 30th May 2025

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Darkness to Daylight will return in May 2025. Join the virtual challenge throughout the month of May, culminating in the live event in Brisbane on 29–30 May.

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Challenge DV has been partnering with organisations since 2001 to educate, advocate and empower people to end domestic and family violence. We do this by providing tailored training solutions and policy services to support your staff.

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Challenge DV is a social enterprise with a simple vision: to create a world without domestic and family violence.

We make an impact by educating workplaces on the signs of domestic and family violence, partnering with organisations that share our vision to create change, and uniting the community through powerful events and advocacy.

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Our latest news

‘Why We Run’: St Teresa’s Catholic College’s Award-Winning DFV Program

We’re thrilled to congratulate St Teresa’s Catholic College, Noosaville, for winning the Archdiocese of Brisbane’s prestigious Spirit of Catholic Education Award 2024. This incredible achievemeRead more

Get Darkness to Daylight ready with these top tips

Darkness to Daylight 2024 is fast approaching, and we couldn’t be more excited for Brisbane to unite against domestic and family violence as we enter a new decade of this special event. To help youRead more

Wear Purple for Change

We are thrilled to announce our partnership with GaWun Supplies and the launch of the Gani Yirra project. Beyond being visually striking, these purple work shirts by GaWun Supplies are designed to spRead more

Darkness to Daylight 2024: Join us to end domestic and family violence

Embark on a meaningful journey this May with Darkness to Daylight, Queensland’s premier event for domestic and family violence awareness and prevention. Returning to Parliament House in 2024, standRead more

Holidays + Hot Weather: The Perfect Storm for DFV

Domestic and family violence spikes during the holiday period, and new research reveals why this may be an even bigger issue in Australia. The new data highlights a relationship between hot temperatuRead more

16 Days of Activism: Uniting Against Gender-Based Violence

One initiative that has been making waves in the fight against gender-based violence is the "16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence" campaign. Initiated by UN Women, this annual globalRead more

Why We Run - Documentary Premiere

Why We Run is the story of 16 teenagers learning about domestic and family violence, but its impact is so much bigger than that. Over 12 weeks, students from St Teresa’s Catholic CollegeRead more

Hoodie Giveaway Winners Announcement

Huge thanks to everyone who was able to donate money over the past few weeks and share their contribution on social media. We understand budgets are stretched at the moment so we really appreciateRead more

Extraordinary evening at the inaugural Finding Freedom: Art Auction and Exhibition for World Refugee Week 2023

Works by talented artists from Afghanistan, Myanmar, Ukraine, Venezuela, and more were energetically sold in live auctions facilitated by Christian Hamilton of Harcourts Real Estate, as well as soRead more

Darkness to Daylight 2023 wrap

Over $226,000 Donated for Darkness to Daylight 2023 The sun has set on the 10th Darkness to Daylight, after 2431 people took part and more than $226,000 was raised. Challenge DV brought 2023’s DomeRead more

Remembering Doreen: daughter’s mission to combat domestic and family violence

Shayne Probert has a very personal reason to join the fight against domestic and family violence. In 2021, Shayne’s mother Doreen Langham was murdered by a former partner who set her house on fire.Read more

EVENT: Darkness to Daylight | 1 to 31 May 2023

When Darkness to Daylight started, on average 110 people were dying from domestic and family violence every year in Australia. Darkness to Daylight is a 110km run where each kilometre represents oneRead more

Help us end domestic and family violence.

Domestic and family violence affects more than 3.6 million Australians every year with one woman a week on average dying from domestic and family violence.

Domestic and family violence is entirely preventable - with your help, we can end domestic and family violence once and for all.

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