The Launceston City Council has voted to appeal to the Tasmanian Government to change the name of the Batman Bridge.
Chairman of the Tasmanian Aboriginal Land Council and trawlwoolway man Michael Mansell told NITV he was happy with the Launceston City Council’s decision.
“Good on them,” he said.
“Well done Launceston City Council, because a local government that is as big as the Hobart City Council, or the Launceston City Council, any decision they make in this context would be very difficult for whoever forms government in May to ignore.
“You can almost feel that the change is taking place, and it’s being led by local government, and major governments are going to have to follow.”
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Richie Porte to receive Key to City
The City of Launceston will present the Key to the City to champion cyclist Richie Porte at a public ceremony on Saturday, January 30.
The Council unanimously supported a recommendation to present Porte with the Key to the City at its ordinary meeting today, following a notice of motion from Councillor Hugh McKenzie in October last year.
Mayor Albert van Zetten said that while the presentation was largely symbolic, it was an honour to be bestowed with the Key to the City.
“Richie has been a leading cyclist on the world stage for a number of years now and his performance to finish third at the Tour de France last year was simply an incredible achievement,” Mayor van Zetten said.