Ballarat’s sex abuse victims remembered: families take part in exhibition

AUSTRALIA
The Courier

By THOMAS MCILROY
Jan. 3, 2013

FAMILIES impacted by sexual abuse in the Ballarat region have begun a moving project to remember loved ones who have died.

A new photo series featuring relatives with images or mementos of their loved ones will be presented to the Victorian inquiry into institutional sexual abuse when it returns for public hearings in Ballarat next month.

Organiser and abuse victim Peter Blenkiron recruited Ballarat photographer Craig Holloway to take the photos at locations around the Ballarat region.

Participant Helen Watson said the project would help support family members, including those involved in a group submission to the inquiry, and help remember those who had taken their own lives or died prematurely.

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