{"id":16293,"date":"2023-09-05T08:00:57","date_gmt":"2023-09-04T22:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/themooraboolnews.com.au\/?p=16293"},"modified":"2024-02-01T16:22:44","modified_gmt":"2024-02-01T05:22:44","slug":"no-stance-on-voice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/themooraboolnews\/news\/no-stance-on-voice\/","title":{"rendered":"No stance on Voice"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Lachlan Ellis<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>While a neighbouring council has declared its support for the Voice to Parliament referendum occurring later this year, Moorabool Shire Council says it has no official stance.<\/p>\n<p>On 16 August, Hepburn Shire Council announced its \u201cunanimous support for the constitutional recognition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples through the Voice to Parliament\u201d, with Mayor Cr Brian Hood saying the stance fit with the council\u2019s position to support the Uluru Statement from the Heart in August 2022.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur support for the Voice to Parliament aligns with the work Council does towards recognition and reconciliation, including actions within our four-year Council Plan, Community Vision and Reconciliation Action Plan,\u201d Cr Hood said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cExamples of this work include the award-winning Manna Gums Frontier Wars Memorial near Coomoora; bringing language back to Country with the creek naming of Larni Barramal Yaluk; and supporting a range of community activities that promote understanding and reconciliation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In supporting the Voice however, Cr Hood said Hepburn Shire Council \u201cappreciate there are divergent views on this matter within the community\u201d and \u201cencourage our community to inform themselves and respectfully exercise their democratic right to have their say\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Moorabool Shire Council was asked its thoughts on the referendum and declined to comment in depth, but a spokesperson said Council \u201cdo not have a stance yet on the Voice to Parliament\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Lachlan Ellis While a neighbouring council has declared its support for the Voice to Parliament referendum occurring later this year, Moorabool Shire Council says it has no official stance. 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