Council condemns hostile behaviour
Published on 03 April 2025
Council is aware of some harmful commentary and misinformation being circulated on social media.
Recently, both commentary on social media along with emails directed to Council have escalated in volume and offensive and threatening language.
These attacks on Council as a whole, and attacks on staff personally are nothing short of intimidating, abusive and unacceptable.
Council’s Mayor, Cr Don Henderson, said that while these offensive remarks are from a small few, they have an impact on our staff and Councillors and will not be tolerated.
“Myself and the Councillor group are incredibly disheartened by the baseless rumours circulating in our communities, both online and offline. We are here to listen to and advocate for the community, but we will not sit idly by while some individuals attack Council Officers online. We will now be referring such incidents to the police and relevant authorities,” he said.
“We welcome frank, fearless and respectful conversations. We do not expect everyone to agree all the time. However, we do expect a healthy level of debate and respectful conversations to ensure that everyone is and feels safe.” he said.
There are multiple ways residents and community members can constructively give their feedback to Council:
Offensive, inappropriate or hateful language will not be tolerated. Threats made to staff will not be taken lightly.
Community members who would like to lodge a formal complaint can do so on our website.