Top citizen says her Australia Day speech was altered

Anthony Bunn
February 3 2017 - 8:00am
Feeling gutted: Wodonga Citizen of the Year Marie Elliot with part of her speech which the council returned to her with paragraphs deleted of her words. She says she was shocked to have her work changed.
Feeling gutted: Wodonga Citizen of the Year Marie Elliot with part of her speech which the council returned to her with paragraphs deleted of her words. She says she was shocked to have her work changed.

PARTS of the Australia Day speech by Wodonga’s 2016 citizen of the year were deleted or rewritten after being vetted by the city’s mayor.

Anthony Bunn

Anthony Bunn

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