Former Australian of the Year and family violence campaigner Rosie Batty is stepping back from the public eye and closing the foundation set up in her son Luke's honour.
Ms Batty set up the Luke Batty Foundation after the 11-year-old boy was murdered by his father Greg Anderson while at cricket practice in Victoria on February 12, 2014, after she had endured year of violence at Anderson's hands.
A tireless anti-family violence campaigner, Ms Batty was named Australian of the in 2015.
"It has been a gruelling and unrelenting four years in the public eye and I sincerely thank you for being with me every step of the way," she said in a statement on Friday.
"Unfortunately I realise that I can't keep going at this pace forever. It is unsustainable and I am tired. I now need to prioritise my self-care and recognise my limitations - advice that has been given to me by trusted friends for some time."
Ms Batty resigned as chief executive of the Luke Batty Foundation and an interim CEO will oversee the distribution of the charity's funds to appropriate not-for-profit anti-family violence campaigns.
"The Luke Batty Foundation has supported me on this amazing but bitter sweet journey and has enabled me to advocate and campaign in a way that would otherwise have been impossible," she said.
"However, it is now taking steps to respectfully close its doors and transition its programs so that Luke's legacy can continue to give voices to victims of family violence."
Ms Batty said she was proud of the foundation's achievements, giving victims a voice and demanding leaders act.
She said she would eventually look at opportunities that do not require her to be in the public eye "quite so much".
"I shall be supporting the government's reform here in Victoria as Chair of the Victim Survivor's Advisory Council and I shall continue to advocate for victims to influence policy reform where I can be most effective," she said.
In 2015 the Victorian Andrews Labor government held the Royal Commission into Family Violence and upon its completion, vowed to enact all 227 recommendations.
National domestic violence helpline: 1800 737 732 or 1800RESPECT. In an emergency call triple-zero.
