Media response - Australia Day events review

Published on 26 July 2023

Response to The Advertiser.

• Adelaide Hills Council has just made the announcement below. In a nutshell: "Adelaide Hills Council last night resolved to not conduct citizenship ceremonies, confer awards or support events on 26 January from now onwards". My job is to seek comment on weather your council has so far make similar changes to its Australia Day celebrations from next year onwards (or are such changes up for debate?). I.e., will citizenship celebrations/awards not be included in the Day? Will the date of the celebration change? Will there be any increased/improved acknowledgement of the pre-colonial/pre settlement/pre invasion history?

We have recently engaged our community on the events council holds on Australia Day. 

Once we have finalised our engagement findings a report will be presented to the chamber later this year.