Cr Conkey put on a pair of women’s high-heeled sandals alongside staff of the Wagga Radio Rentals store to “wear a pair” and support White Ribbon Day on Saturday.

The Wear a Pair campaign is designed to create empathy and take a stance against domestic violence.

Watching the mayor wobble in some high heels may have been light hearted, but Cr Conkey said there is nothing amusing about domestic violence, and he reiterated his call for Wagga residents to stand up against it.

He has thrown his support behind White Ribbon Day, which asks Australian men to stand up against domestic violence.

This year, the theme of White Ribbon Day is STOP, which stands for See, Talk, Offer support and Prevent.

STOP is the theme of this year’s White Ribbon Day, which includes a “tool kit” to help men safely intervene when they witness disrespect, abuse or violence against women and includes information on how to spot the signs, offer support and create change to prevent violence.

The STOP kit is being championed by the nation’s police commissioners, politicians and high-profile White Ribbon ambassadors.

In Wagga, students from Mount Austin High School’s Clontarf Academy Program are holding a White Ribbon Lake Walk on Friday.

The walk, which is backed by police from within the Wagga Local Area Command, will start from Apex Park, Lake Albert, between 6.30am and 7am.

Participants are asked to contribute a gold coin donation and there will be a barbecue breakfast at the 5.5-kilometre walk’s end.

Cr Conkey last month organised a photo shoot and production of a video in which Wagga men were asked to speak out against domestic violence.

After taking the idea to the NSW Inland Forum – made up of mayors from Armidale, Orange, Bathurst, Albury, Tamworth, Dubbo and Wagga – and getting a positive response, Cr Conkey has also asked the mayor of Griffith to get involved.

He said he had received a lot of support.

“We can all see it is an issue for rural and regional NSW, if not rural and regional Australia," Cr Conkey said.