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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Jordyn Beazley and AAP

Ballarat to be ‘saturated’ with ads in bid to stop violence against women after spate of deaths

Victorian premier Jacinta Allan (left) and attorney general Jaclyn Symes at a press conference
Premier Jacinta Allan has announced Ballarat will be ‘saturated’ in messaging to prevent domestic violence in the wake of three killings. Photograph: James Ross/AAP

Ballarat will be “saturated” in messaging to change the attitudes that drive violence against women in the wake of three killings.

Victoria’s premier, Jacinta Allan, announced Australia’s first “saturation model” to prevent the increasing scourge of domestic violence on Friday. It would include a widespread advertising campaign and the use of “influencers”, and was pitched as a four-year model to be tested in the regional city before being scaled up across the state.

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