Australian Mayors increasingly involved in Mayors for Peace

August 16, 2007

On the 16 of August Mayors and Councillors from five Local Governments in Victoria met to advance Mayors for Peace in Australia.  The meeting was buoyed by the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons www.icanw.org  of which Mayors for Peace is a key partner, and supported by the Victorian Local Governance Association. 

The Councillors reaffirmed their commitment to peace and nuclear disarmament as a key responsibility of local government and discussed cessation planning and continued active engagement as key focuses for a working group. 

Plans are underway to contact all existing Mayors for Peace in Australia, and include Mayors for Peace as an item at the upcoming Australian Local Government Association Conference.  The working group convener is Mayor Jenny Farrar, City of Yarra: mayor@yarracity.vic.gov.au