Former National Rugby League player Nathan Hindmarsh has taken the oath to help stop violence against women.
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Hindmarsh, who was one of the toughest men in the game when he played as a forward for the Parramatta Eels, is among more than 115,000 Australian men who have joined the national White Ribbon campaign.
Other high-profile personalities and sportsmen to take the oath are MP Peter Garrett, television presenter Andrew O’Keefe and Sydney Swans AFL player Adam Goodes.
And they say they’ve “got your back” if you get online and swear the oath as well.
The White Ribbon campaign has been promoted in Australian since 2003 and works closely with men and boys to end men’s violence against women and girls, and to promote gender equality.
While the campaign runs throughout the year, it also observes the International Day of the Elimination of Violence against Women, also known as White Ribbon Day, on November 25 and White Ribbon Night on July 25.
Maitland women can also do their bit to raise money for the cause by supporting a women’s pampering night at Emelle Hair Salon in Maitland from 4pm to 8pm on Friday.
Karleen Jones, whose friend Marika Ninness lost her life last year after her former boyfriend, Ross Albert Merrick, allegedly struck her down in East Maitland, has organised the special event.
This is a great opportunity to spread the message that violence against women is not acceptable in the Maitland community.
Thank you Ms Jones for taking the lead to help promote such an important issue.