Council scraps expanding Australia Day celebrations

Council Scraps Australia Day Celebrations Expansion Plan

Internewscast Journal Internewscast Waverley Council has shelved a proposal to broaden its Australia Day program… This Post: Council Scraps Australia Day Celebrations Expansion Plan first appeared on Internewscast Journal

Council scraps expanding Australia Day celebrations

A Sydney council has voted down plans to expand Australia Day, with concerns it would cause 'potential harm' to Indigenous Australians.

Council Scraps Australia Day Celebration Expansion Plans

NewsFinale NewsFinale Journal Waverley Council has dropped a proposal to broaden its Australia Day program after its Indigenous advisory body cautioned that the move could have a “negative impact” on the local First Nations community. The Sydney eastern suburbs council had been weighing up an expanded January 26 event following a motion brought forward by a group of […] The post Council Scraps Australia Day Celebration Expansion Plans appeared f…

Council rejects free barbecue at Australia Day event after Indigenous board warned it would cause harm

A council has abandoned plans to expand its Australia Day celebrations after its Indigenous advisory board warned it would have a ‘negative impact’. Waverley Council, in Sydney‘s eastern suburbs, was considering the proposal after a motion was put forward by several councillors. In June, Liberal councillor Lauren Townsend pushed for a larger Australia Day event, […]