At its 20 September Council meeting, Bega Valley Shire Council considered an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice to Parliament and resolved on the following motion. As Australians will vote on Saturday 14 October 2023 in a referendum about changing the Constitution to recognise the First Peoples of Australia by establishing an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice, that Council: Acknowledges its role as an information provider and facilitator of community discussions; Recognises and respects that there is diversity of views regarding the Voice to Parliament and the referendum and notes that it is not Council's role to financially support or advocate for a specific position regarding the Voice to Parliament; Commits to sharing information on the Voice to Parliament in a respectful manner, making it easy for community members to access accurate and reliable information to form their own opinions and engage in constructive dialogue on the topic, including by providing a link on Council's website to the Australian Government's The Voice site ( voice.

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