The push for a register of convicted family violence offenders is gaining momentum in Victoria, ahead of national rallies calling for an end to gendered abuse.
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Twenty-six women have allegedly died by violence in Australia so far this year, according to Destroy the Joint figures, which equates to a woman being killed every four days in 2024.
Earlier this week Molly Ticehurst, 28, from Forbes in NSW and Emma Bates, 49, from Cobram in Victoria were found dead at their homes.
Ms Ticehurst's former partner has been charged with her murder, while John Torney, 39, faced court in Melbourne on Friday on assault charges after Ms Bates' death.
Victoria Police is calling for a register of convicted family violence offenders to help women make more informed choices when getting into a relationship.
"There are certain high-risk offenders who seem to have a pattern of going from relationship to relationship to relationship," Assistant Commissioner Lauren Callaway told ABC Melbourne on Friday.
"They have intervention orders against them and because of privacy reasons you wouldn't necessarily know that when you meet someone."
The idea of a register is still in the early stages and could operate in several ways, including an option for full or limited disclosure, she said.
Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan said governments had a responsibility to lead and the state's ministers were seeking advice on strengthening protections.
"It's clear we need to do more, it's clear we need to examine what else we can do and that does include what changes we may need to make to our legal systems, our justice systems, how we respond in those areas," Ms Allan said in Bendigo.
Meanwhile, NSW Police said it would back a proposal to stop court registrars from making bail decisions in domestic violence cases, after the death of Ms Ticehurst.
Rallies calling for an end to violence against women will be held across nine cities from Friday to Sunday, with each expected to involve a march, speeches and performances.
Demonstrators will call for more action from politicians, rally organiser and What Were You Wearing Australia founder Sarah Williams said.Â
"We need them to take these crimes more seriously," she said.
The first event will be held in Ballarat on Friday night, a regional Victorian city rocked by the deaths of three local women this year.
Police allege Samantha Murphy, Rebecca Young and Hannah McGuire all died at the hands of men.
Further demonstrations will be held in Newcastle, Adelaide, Sydney, Melbourne, Bendigo, Geelong, Coffs Harbour, the Sunshine Coast, Brisbane, Perth and Canberra.
Our Watch chief Patty Kinnersly says the community is demanding an end to the violent deaths. (Lukas Coch/AAP PHOTOS)
Our Watch chief executive Patty Kinnersly said there had been a high number of deaths of Australian women over the past two months.
"The shocking rate of violent deaths of women this year exceeds anything Australia has experienced in recent years," Ms Kinnersly said.
"The community, men and women, is demanding that this ends and ends now."
No community is safe and the number of deaths only reveal the "tips of the iceberg" of violence against women, she said.
"We need male allies leading this conversation, and being courageous and calling out their friends when they make a sexist or disrespectful comment or minimise violence," Ms Kinnersly added.
"Behind every number is a woman who was loved and who lived.
"When it comes to violence against women, the only acceptable figure is zero."
The Ballarat rally will be held at the town's Bridge Mall from 5pm on Friday, and there will be a demonstration at Newcastle Museum from 6pm.
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