The Safe Spaces project was developed to build local council capability to better understand why some public places are viewed as ‘unsafe’ and to provide local councils and other community-focused organisations with engagement strategies to connect with women and ultimately improve women’s perceptions of safety in public places. The project involved collaborations with women from a range of ethnicities and cultural backgrounds and age groups and with a range of abilities living in the Melton, Monash and Wyndham local government areas (LGAs).