"Moreland"Council name change + Public Housing under Labor - a podcast by Kevin Healy, Meg Kimber and Karina Aedo-Aguilera
from 2022-06-29T09:00
This week on City Limits, Kevin and Karina speak with Mark Riley, Mayor of the council formerly known as Moreland. He discusses the decision behind the name change, Jamaican slave plantation roots of the name'Moreland', and the process by which the Council formally accepted and endorsed 3 name options offered by the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung Cultural Heritage Aboriginal Corporation.The proposed names are: Wa-dam-buk Meaning:'Renew'Merri-bek Meaning:'Rocky country'Jerrang Meaning:'Leaf of tree' Learn more about the new name here. Later, Dr Kate Shaw comes on the program to discuss public housing issues under the recently elected Labor Government, gives a criticism of the idea of the so-called"classless"society in which a child of public housing can become Prime Minister, and more.
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