A social media call-out resulted in hundreds of ribbons being tied to the St Patrick's Cathedral fence on Sunday in a show of support for survivors of child sexual assault.
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Earlier this week, an entire section of the fence was stripped bare of its ribbons, prompting many to start tying new ribbons later that day.
Lake Wendouree resident Jaida Wilson, who was one of the first on the scene on Wednesday, organised the event alongside Loud Fence.
Ms Wilson said she did not expect the fence fill up as much as it did.
"It gives me hope for further events, for more community support, I think this is just the start," Ms Wilson said.
"And more awareness for Loud Fence as well. I hadn't even heard of them until I started to organise the event.
"It's really easy to organise these things and it's so worth it."
Loud Fence founder Maureen Hatcher estimated 80 to 100 people attended St Patrick's Cathedral to revive the fence on Sunday.
"People are coming and going and some people have been here during the week or so when they weren't able to come today. It's been great and it just shows that whole community driven initiative," Ms Hatcher said.
"It's not a paid organisation asking people to do this, people are actually volunteering their time to come and show their support."
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Ms Hatcher said the strong attendance proved that conversations around child sexual abuse needed to continue.
"The person who cut them down actually said that that's why he cut them down, to have conversations. Well, here's the conversation and it's well supported," Ms Hatcher said.
"[Loud Fence] had a few changes over the years, but the message is still the same. We believe them, we see them, we hear them and we won't let this happen again."
Affected by this story? Help is available. You can phone Ballarat Centre Against Sexual Assault, in Sebastopol, on 5320 3933, or free-call the crisis care line 24 hours on 1800 806 292. Or phone Lifeline on 13 11 14, the Blue Knot Foundation on 1300 657 380, or Relationships Australia on 1300 364 277.
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