Clover Moore orders overhaul of 'racist' council regalia following exposure

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Sydney lord mayor Clover Moore says she could not erase history but the City's official chains should be redesigned | michaelkoziol

Clover Moore told a council meeting on Monday her own mayoral chains also contained the offensive scene.The chains contain the City of Sydney's original coat of arms depicting an Indigenous man beside a mariner above the inscription: "I take but I surrender." The same scene is carved into the facade of Town Hall.

New chains will be designed and made "at the most reasonable cost" to better reflect the council's modern values.Credit:"There are many features contained in the coat of arms and other symbols used by the City The mayoral chains are typically worn during council meetings and at ceremonial or official civic events. Cr Scott said she only discovered the design when wearing chain to welcome the mayor of Portsmouth this year.

 

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michaelkoziol Maybe since it's 2019, the whole idea of 'mayoral chains' and 'regalia' should be retired.

michaelkoziol What a lot of rot? Redesigning should always start at home not at ones workplace without in this instance that is obviously funded by the Ratepayers a clear majority of all in favor is that right?

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