Victorian Commissioner of Gender and Sexuality Ro Allen brought the workshop to the south-west on Thursday and invited a range of industry and community representatives to attend.

"People attending today are from all over the south-west," the commissioner said.

"The goal of the workshop is to educate everyone on inclusion.

"The Victorian Government has a whole government strategy for the LGBT+ community and today is about ensuring rural voices are heard. We invite people to tell us what the state government should be focusing on and what needs to be included in the strategy.

"It's about understanding how we get LGBT+ diversity in plans and accessible for all and how do we turn all this talk into action."

The LGBTI Inclusion Strategy 2018-2021 shows the state government's commitment to support lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and Intersex Victorians.

The recent workshop was an opportunity for the south-west to voice their opinions and ideas about how to achieve and implement the strategy.

Brophy Youth Projects coordinator Lyn Eales attended the roadshow and was thrilled in the broad representation of community sectors at the workshop.

"It was great to see all these people dedicate a full day of work to this program," she said.

"I was heartened to see the dedicated and emerging leaders we have here across the south-west.

"We have grand hopes and aspirations in what we can achieve here and there are people up for the challenge to not only create a safe and inclusive environment but to give people a sense of belonging."

One of the key areas identified throughout the workshop in Warrnambool and across the region was the need for increased education and training for medical and health services.

"We need this training to come to these regional areas, not ask people to travel for it," the commissioner said.

"This is an ongoing issue that keeps on coming up in conversations."

So far the LGBTI Equality Roadshow has visited over 29 towns across Victoria including the main cities of Swan Hill, Shepparton, Mildura, Ballarat, Bendigo, Horsham, Geelong, Bairnsdale and now Warrnambool.

The commissioner hopes the workshop with shine a light on south-west areas in need of improvement.

"This is about getting rid of the stigma," commissioner Allen said.

"Our community has the highest rate of suicide because of the stigma.

"We are not asking for special treatment. We just need safe and inclusive services."

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