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Council is celebrating IDAHOBIT Day this Wednesday May 17 with a flag raising ceremony in Ballan. <\/p>\n

The Rainbow Flag will also be flown at Council\u2019s Darley office on IDAHOBIT Day, with rainbow flags available at the Lerderderg and Ballan Libraries and from Councils Customer Service Centres in both Bacchus Marsh and Ballan. <\/p>\n

This will be the first official flying of the Rainbow Flag in the Moorabool Shire on IDAHOBIT Day.<\/p>\n

Mayor Cr Rod Ward said the community were most welcome to attend the event, where the rainbow flag would be raised. <\/p>\n

\u201cWe encourage the community to attend the event or pick up a rainbow flag from our Ballan or Darley offices, to show support and solidarity for the LGBTQIA+ community,\u201d Cr Ward said.<\/p>\n

A flag raising ceremony will be held at the Ballan Shire office at 10am.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Council is celebrating IDAHOBIT Day this Wednesday May 17 with a flag raising ceremony in Ballan. The Rainbow Flag will also be flown at Council\u2019s Darley office on IDAHOBIT Day, with rainbow flags available at the Lerderderg and Ballan Libraries and from Councils Customer Service Centres in both Bacchus Marsh and Ballan. This will be […]<\/p>\n

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