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Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan has announced a new plan to end gendered violence in Ballarat, after three alleged murders in 2024.

Locals and advocates will call for an end to the “violence against and murder of women in Ballarat” at a rally in the Victorian town tonight.

Falling rocks inside an underground gold mine in Ballarat trapped two men, killing one of them and leaving another in a critical condition.

Detectives in Victoria have charged a 22-year-old man with murder in relation to the disappearance of Ballarat woman Samantha Murphy.