Geelong Candlelight Vigil
Planning is underway for the 2025 Geelong Candlelight Vigil which will take place on Wednesday 7th May.
The Geelong Candlelight Vigil is a call to action to speak up, lift the veil of silence that surrounds domestic and family violence, and reach out for support.
Meli and The Sexual Assault & Family Violence Centre, in partnership with Barwon Area Integrated Family Violence Committee invites our community to be part of our event in 2025. More details to come.
Background: Each year, on the first Wednesday in May, Safe Steps holds a candlelight vigil to remember those lost to family violence in the last year. The Candlelight Vigil provides a space for people to come together to grieve for them, share messages of hope, and ensure that we never forget the people behind the statistics.
We invite local Greater Geelong and Surf Coast businesses to remember and honour people who have lost their lives to family violence by lighting up their building purple on Wednesday 1 May, from 6.00pm.
Join other local businesses who will be lighting up in support of the Geelong Candlelight Vigil this year:
- Meli
- The Sexual Assault & Family Violence Centre
- City of Greater Geelong
- Surf Coast Shire
- Deakin University
- GMHBA Stadium
- Geelong Broadcasters (Digital Billboard)
- Anthony Costa Foundation
- Give Where You Live
- Barwon Health
- Victorian Police
- Geelong Arts Centre
- The Gordon (Digital Billboard)
- St Mary of the Angels Basilica
We invite the Geelong community to join us and other Victorians as we light a candle to reflect or in remembrance of those who have lost their life due to family violence.
The Candlelight Vigil provides a space for people to come together to grieve for them, share messages of hope, and ensure that we never forget the people behind the statistics.
If you are a local business who would like to participate in the Geelong Candlelight Vigil in 2025, please contact us at giveback@meli.org.au