A small Victorian town is reeling after heartless vandals ripped out a garden in support of White Ribbon and pulled down multiple anti-family violence signs.

Parks and Gardens labourer Samantha Newberry discovered the special garden display at Phillips Gardens, Maryborough, had been destroyed when she arrived to work early on Tuesday morning.

“To come to work and see it all ripped out, it was just devastating,” Ms Newberry told 9News.

This is what the garden in support of White Ribbon looked like after it was vandalised. (9News)

Dozens of petunias and dahlias forming a white ribbon to mark the community’s commitment to end violence against women had only been planted at the weekend.

Ms Newberry said it’s the third time the display has been targeted since it was unveiled on White Ribbon Day in November.

“It’s disgusting,” she said.

The garden vandalism comes after five three-metre signs emblazoned with “#SayNo2FamilyViolence” were stolen from prominent locations in the town of just 12,000 between Christmas and New Year.

Police have condemned the crimes, which are believed to have been carried out by the same offenders.

“For victims of family violence to see this happen, it victimises them again,” Sergeant Travis Dole from Maryborough Police said.

This is what the garden in support of White Ribbon looked like before it was vandalised. (9News)

Garry Higgins OAM spearheaded Maryborough Rotary’s #SayNo2FamilyViolence campaign , and said that while the thefts as “frustrating”, the community is determined to push forward.

“So many people have been touched by family violence. What we’ve got to focus on is the next phase of our campaign, we’re starting to work in the preventative space,” Mr Higgins said.

The Central Goldfields Shire in which Maryborough is located has one of the highest amounts of family violence incidents in Victoria.