Just days before her death, Rachael Carpani’s final post wasn’t about herself at all — it was about women’s safety, accountability, and the urgent need for men to step up.

Sharing a post from Dangerous Females on Day 4 of the campaign, Rachael amplified the voice of Dave Kramer, from Small Steps 4 Hannah and the best friend of the late Hannah Clarke. His words were direct and confronting:

“Fellas, if we care about women’s safety, we need to show up where it matters… because right now, we’re showing up too late, or not at all.”

Rachael stood firmly behind that message. In her caption, she stressed how vital it is for men to speak up — not over women, but with them. She acknowledged that many men want to call out violence against women but fear doing the wrong thing. Her message was clear: men are needed now more than ever.

She wrote about the importance of men challenging other men, backing women’s safety, and helping shift a culture that too often protects silence. There is room, she said, for every voice in this movement — and when men show up, it makes a real difference.

Her final post ended with a call to action, urging followers to send the message to a man in their life who might need “a nudge” to get involved.

The image she shared carried another powerful quote from Dave Kramer — one that now feels haunting in hindsight:

“The men who use violence against women aren’t monsters hiding in the shadows. They’re men like us, living and working among us. Every contribution to a culture of sexism helps them abuse and murder the women and girls we love.
Which is why choosing women’s safety means refusing to stay silent.”

On 7 December, Rachael Carpani passed away unexpectedly but peacefully at the age of 45, following a long battle with chronic illness, her family confirmed. While the exact cause of death was not publicly disclosed, Rachael had previously spoken openly about living with endometriosis and adenomyosis, conditions that caused her severe, chronic pain for more than two decades.

Despite her illness, she continued to advocate fiercely — for women’s health, domestic violence awareness, and social justice — often using her platform to speak up for those whose voices are ignored.

Rachael Carpani was best known for her role as Jodi Fountain on McLeod’s Daughters, earning two Logie nominations, and more recently for her appearance as Claudia Salini on Home and Away — a role that would become her final acting work.

Her family announced that her funeral will be held privately on 19 December, asking for privacy during this profoundly difficult time and stating they will make no further public comments.

That Rachael’s final message to the world was not about herself — not about illness, fame, or farewell — but about protecting women and demanding cultural change, now feels heartbreakingly fitting.

Rachael Carpani never stayed silent.
And even in her final post, she was still asking the world to do better.