Welcome to Country ceremonies have been ousted from a North Queensland council following advice from an Aboriginal corporation. It is understood Burdekin Shire Council voted to adopt its own protocol ...

Burdekin Shire Council, which has a population of about 17,000 in the state’s north, had last month said it would establish its own protocol on the ceremonies. But in a fresh development, Mayor ...

Nine in 10 voters have backed a Qld council's decision to scrap Welcome to Country ceremonies at official events - but not everyone agrees. SEE WHAT YOU SAID. The Burdekin Mayor Pierina Dalle Cort ...

Burdekin Shire Council voted last month to develop its own protocol around the traditional practice, but the region’s mayor said the organisation was no longer doing Welcome to Countries. When asked, ...