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THE Surf Coast Shire council took a low-key approach to International Women\u2019s Day (IWD) this year, marking the occasion with a community event at the council chambers on Friday afternoon.<\/p>\n

Held in partnership with Torquay Community House, the celebration focused on this year\u2019s IWD theme #EachforEqual.<\/p>\n

Shire mayor Rose Hodge said the 2020 event was \u201ca little bit down on numbers\u201d compared to the shire\u2019s previous IWD celebrations, which have featured high-profile speakers such as Catherine Deveny and Clementine Ford.<\/p>\n

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Surf Coast Shire mayor Rose Hodge.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve spent a lot of money on those days, and they\u2019re fantastic; don\u2019t get me wrong. But we\u2019ve had a bit of a sombre year with all of the domestic violence that\u2019s happened in the news lately, so we thought we\u2019d play it a little bit quieter.\u201d<\/p>\n

Wadawurrung traditional owner Corrina Eccles, who also performed a smoking ceremony and Welcome to Country to open the event, said the generations of women before her had laid the foundations for the existing generation to proudly share Indigenous culture and \u201ca voice to stand here\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am Wadawurrung \u2013 that is not what the generations before me were able to say as their identity and who they were and where they belong.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s important that women aren\u2019t frightened to have a voice; no woman should fear or be intimidated to have a voice. Equality is us all as equals.\u201d<\/p>\n

Torquay Food Aid<\/a> secretary Lois Gill said she surprised herself when looking at last year\u2019s statistics, as she initially thought the vast majority of the 100 people the service looked after would be men.<\/p>\n

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Torquay Food Aid secretary Lois Gill.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cBut when we counted them, they were just about equal in numbers.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs well as handing out food, we hand out love and kindness too.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s the people you know that we might be able to help.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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