Constitution meeting at Mingaletta hall

The Concerned Citizens for Constitutional Change Central Coast will meet at 6pm on Thursday, June 14, at the Mingaletta hall in Umina.

Late last month, about 40 people attended a public meeting and unanimously supported the recommendation that existing racist references in the constitution be deleted.

The meeting also resolved that racial discrimination be prohibited and that the constitution be further amended to include the recognition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as the first peoples of the country.

These propositions were presented to the Prime Minister last year by an expert panel whicn was consulting with groups across the country encouraging support for change.

Main speaker at the meeting Mr Noel Olive said: "For these changes to come into effect, a decision must be made by the Australian people by the process of a referendum."

In the coming weeks, a petition will be circulated through community centres, libraries and local shops to enable local residents to show support for the proposed changes.

For further information about the meeting call 4344 5954.

Email, 31 May 2012

Barbara Kelly, Concerned Citizens for Constitutional Change