icy cle ▁Ad vis ory ▁Committee ▁( 2 0 0 6 – 2 0 0 8 ), ▁Fin ance ▁and ▁Human ▁Services ▁Committee ▁( 2 0 0 7 – 2 0 0 8 ). ▁Following ▁the ▁ra pe ▁of ▁a ▁woman ▁in ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁that ▁took ▁place ▁only ▁metres ▁away ▁from ▁the ▁City ▁of ▁Y ar ra ' s ▁Fitz roy ▁town ▁hall , ▁the ▁council ▁re lied ▁on ▁Kath le en ' s ▁experience ▁and ▁leadership ▁to ▁form ▁the ▁council ' s ▁Task force ▁on ▁the ▁Pre vention ▁of ▁Male ▁Sex ual ▁Vi ol ence ▁against ▁Women , ▁bringing ▁together ▁local ▁sexual ▁assault ▁services , ▁women ' s ▁health ▁organizations , ▁Victoria ▁Police , ▁and ▁the ▁Victor ian ▁State ▁government ▁to ▁implement ▁measures ▁to ▁prevent ▁sexual ▁violence ▁in ▁the ▁City ▁of ▁Y ar ra . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁M alt z ahn ▁stood ▁for ▁election ▁as ▁the ▁Gre ens ▁candidate ▁for ▁Deput y ▁Lord ▁Mayor ▁of ▁Melbourne ▁City ▁Council , ▁alongside ▁fellow ▁Gre ens ▁candidate ▁Adam ▁Band t , ▁who ▁was ▁running ▁for ▁the ▁office ▁of ▁Lord ▁Mayor . ▁Band t ▁and ▁M alt z ahn ▁finished ▁second , ▁behind ▁winner ▁Robert ▁Do yle . ▁ ▁State ▁politics ▁On ▁ 3 ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁M alt z ahn ▁was ▁pr ese lect ed ▁as ▁the ▁Gre ens ▁candidate ▁for ▁the ▁Victor ian ▁State ▁Legisl ative ▁Assembly ▁in ▁the ▁inner - M el bourne ▁district ▁of ▁Richmond . ▁In ▁