THE City of Ballarat is looking for ten people to join its new LGBTIQA+ advisory committee.<\/p>\n
Established by council in April and June this year, the new committee will act as the \u201cprimary reference group\u201d relating to gender and sexually inclusive issues before the municipality.<\/p>\n
\u201cThrough community engagement and with the efforts of this committee, we look forward to developing an action plan that will outline steps council can take to make our local community a place where we respect, celebrate, and support our LGBTIQA+ residents and visitors,\u201d said mayor Cr Daniel Moloney.<\/p>\n
\u201cAlmost 10 percent of City of Ballarat residents identify as LGBTIQA+ compared to about 5.7 per cent of Victorians. This equates to over 10,000 residents.<\/p>\n
\u201cMaintaining a dialogue and active partnership between participating agencies, associations and organisations which share a set of beliefs, attitudes and values will enable us to support and celebrate the diversity of our city.\u201d<\/p>\n