A Victorian mum has become the first to use the state's euthanasia laws

A mother-of-three has become the first person in Victoria to end her life under the state's new voluntary assisted dying laws, with her children describing her "peaceful" death as the "beautiful, positive experience" she would have wanted.

Kerry Robertson (centre) with her daughters Jacqui Hicks and Nicole Robertson. Mrs Robertson has become the first Victorian to end her life under the new law. Source: Go Gentle Australia

Kerry Robertson, 61, died at a nursing home in Bendigo on 15 July, having battled breast cancer for almost a decade.

Ms Robertson was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2010. Despite treatment, the cancer metastasised to her bones, lungs and brain.

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