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The Geelong City Council in Victoria has successfully passed a motion to trigger the return of Australia Day festivities in the region.
The move comes after the council voted in 2023 to ban Australia Day celebrations amid concerns the date was offensive to Indigenous community members.
On Dec. 10, Geelong City Council held its last meeting for the year, where a motion was put forward by Hamlyn Heights Ward Councillor Eddy Kontelj, to take the first step towards reverting to tradition.
The motion acknowledges that setting a date for celebrating Australia Day is the responsibility of the federal government, not councils—effectively removing the power for the council to ban the date again in future….
