It has been six months since Ballarat mother of three Samantha Murphy disappeared, followed by the deaths of Rebecca Young and Hannah McGuire. On Saturday, the community showed its determination to stamp out gendered violence.
This Sunday, it will be six months since 51-year-old Samantha Murphy went for a jog in bushland on Ballarat's fringe and never came home.
But the dark times have led many in the Ballarat community to shine a light into the darkness, to expose the monster of gendered violence and try to find a way to banish it for good.Ballarat was one of dozens of communities that hosted rallies at the weekend, begging for the violence to end. "It still hasn't changed, and that is why we need to stay angry. Because if we don't, there won't be any change."Katrina Bevelander is the operations director of Ballarat Centre of Sexual Assault, a local agency providing the central Victorian community with sexual violence support and education.
It is hoped the campaign, which will look to start conversations in businesses, institutions and clubs across the city, will disassemble the root of the issue and create a culture of respect. Phoenix College school captain Charlie Peters said the highly publicised cases in Ballarat this year had been a rude awakening.
The forum ended with the young adults saying they wanted to continue to work with governments and local leaders to be part of the conversation about creating meaningful change.
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