1978. Women Against Rape, Geelong was formed by a group of Geelong women following a woman being treated extremely badly after a rape. This group changed their name to Geelong Rape Crisis Centre & ran as an unfunded collective until 1982. The Geelong Rape Crisis Service (now Barwon CASA) was the second funded service to be established in Victoria in 1982 & it resulted by active & strong campaigning by Women Against Rape collective. It was allocated a small private space within the Casualty Section of the Geelong Hospital where medical examinations could be undertaken. In addition, rape victims & their families & friends were offered support by the Geelong Rape Crisis Collective.