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Bathurst: Mount Panorama To Be Co-Named ‘Wahluu’

UPDATE: Bathurst Aboriginal Land Council CEO Toni-Lee Scott has responded to public unrest over the Mount Panorama co-naming plan, saying “nothing is going to change”. Ms Scott said the stone ‘Mount Panorama’ sign (pictured abov


UPDATE: Bathurst Aboriginal Land Council CEO Toni-Lee Scott has responded to public unrest over the Mount Panorama co-naming plan, saying “nothing is going to change”.

Ms Scott said the stone ‘Mount Panorama’ sign (pictured above) would not be altered or replaced, and that the co-naming was aimed at preserving the Aboriginal language.

That hasn’t stopped an online petition from those against “co-naming/renaming” Mount Panorama.


Bathurst City Council will move to gazette the name ‘Wahluu’, to recognise the Aboriginal title from the Wiradjuri people for the city’s iconic Mount Panorama.

Mayor Gary Rush revealed the plans during this week’s Ordinary Council Meeting, in response to an unusual notice of motion tabled by outspoken Councillor Jess Jennings.

Cr Jennings’ motion concerned the Racial Discrimination Act at a Federal Government level, prompting Mayor Rush to reveal Council’s plans to co-name ‘The Mountain’.

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