About us
OVAIT provides a range of services aimed at preventing violence. This includes Self Defence and Situational Awareness programs for people of all ages in one on one and group settings, group training and conference and event presentations.
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All our services are delivered with a trauma-informed approach and are fun and engaging in addition to being informative and empowering.
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The services we provide aim to empower participants to not only prevent violence but also to decrease fear and anxiety and increase confidence, self-efficacy, and self-esteem.
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​We can also develop training on other related topics such as Risk Assessment Training, Self Care and Wellbeing, and a range of other topics to suit your organisational needs.
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With highly experienced female and male facilitators OVAIT has a program to suit your needs.
About Tracey
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Tracey graduated with a Bachelor of Social Work and Bachelor of Behavioural Science in 2003 and is a member with the Australian Association of Social Workers. She has spent over 20 years employed in various roles in the welfare sector, including in juvenile justice, family violence, child protection, financial counselling and therapeutic counselling.
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Tracey is a proud Gulidjan women from Colac, Victoria but currently resides in Bendigo, Victoria.
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For over a decade she was employed as a Senior Manager and then Business Development Manager with a large community services based organisation where she managed a range of programs including victims assistance, family violence, men’s behavioural change, family services, disability, mental health, financial counselling and gambler’s help.
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Tracey now also supports new entrants into the community services sector with a First Nations Registered Training Organisation and holds qualifications in Training and Assessment.
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She also has a passion for martial arts and has been studying Brazilian Jiu Jitsu for the last 9 years. She has been teaching kids bjj classes at her local gym for the last 8 years and enjoys working with children and young people with challenging behaviours.
She has seen in herself the benefits any kind of self-defence and situational awareness training can have and now wants to share this with others.
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She's also a mother and wife, and both her husband and daughter co-facilitate training with Tracey.
About Adam
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Adam is a passionate martial artist and has been training Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (BJJ) for the last 11 years; the first one in the family to start training and the influencer for Tracey and Zoe to give it a go. He was awarded his black belt in BJJ in Ocotober 2024. He has competed in a variety of bjj tournaments from white to brown belt, up to pan pacific level.
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Adam has spent the last 20 years being a listening ear for Tracey venting about the failures of the system for victims. Adam is an advocate for women and learning self defence. He is Tracey's number one support and loves teaching and sharing his bjj knowledge.
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If you can't find him on the mats, he'll be playing basketball, snowboarding, mount bike riding, or some other high energy level activity. Lucky he has a desk job in IT!
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He is (obviously) also a father and husband to Tracey and Zoe.
About Dale
​Dale is also a passionate martial artist and has been training Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (BJJ) on and off (around family commitments) for the last 15 years.​
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Dale is a father to three children who also you'll find out on the mats.
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Dale is a patient and dedicated facilitator, wanting to share with others the benefit he has seen in his own children in learning a martial art.
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If he's not on the mats, you'll also find Dale roller blading, snorkeling and spending time with his family.
