Belmore Park Sydney: Celebrities joins thousands to protest violence against women – with 26 woman killed in Australia so far this year

Celebrities including Abbie Chatfield are  among thousands of protesters who are marching in rallies across the country to demand action on violence against women.

‘No More: National Rally Against Gender Based Violence’ protests took place in Sydney, Hobart and Adelaide on Saturday afternoon and 12 more are set to go ahead in other capital cities and regional towns on Sunday.

This month alone there has been a wave of women killed allegedly at the hands of men including Molly Ticehurst, 28, Emma Bates, 49, and the appalling Bondi Junction stabbing attack which claimed the lives of five women.

Chatfield, who is a vocal advocate of women’s rights, attended the Sydney rally with friends Kath Ebbs and one-half of Peking Duk duo Adam Hyde.

The event is Sydney is one of 17 rallies being held across Australia to protest against gender based violence 

The rallies, organised by advocacy group What Were You Wearing also took place in Newcastle and Ballarat

She shared a series of snaps to her Instagram story of the powerfully-worded posters carried by rally attendees.

‘Dear not all men … Where the bloody HELL ARE YOU?’ one poster read.

Large crowds of protesters in Sydney arrived at Belmore Park at about 1pm on Saturday afternoon and could be seen holding signs stating ‘sick of inaction,’ ‘tax the billionaires, fund sexual violence response and prevention,’ ‘how many of us have to die?’ ‘it’s not all men but it’s always men,’ and ’32, too many! Enough!.’

The crowd is expected to march towards Hyde Park.

A large crowd has gathered in Sydney to protest against gender based violence. Picture:NCA NewsWire/ Monique Harmer,

A large crowd has gathered in Sydney to protest against gender based violence. Picture: Instagram

A large crowd has gathered in Sydney to protest against gender based violence. Picture: Instagram

Chatfield, who is a vocal advocate of women’s rights , attended the rally with friends Kath Ebbs and one-half of Peking Duk duo Adam Hyde. Picture: Instagram

The rallies, organised by advocacy group What Were You Wearing also took place in Newcastle and Ballarat on Friday.

More are scheduled to take place in Melbourne, Perth, Bendigo, the Sunshine Coast, Geelong, Brisbane, Coffs Harbour, Canberra, Gold Coast, Orange, Wagga Wagga and Combram on Sunday.