CITIES APPEAL:

Randwick, NSW

The ICAN Cities Appeal was endorsed by the City of Randwick on 27 November, 2018.

MOTION

Moved by Randwick Mayor, Cr Kathy Neilson.

“RESOLUTION: (Mayor, Cr Neilson) that Council:

a) endorses the ICAN Cities Appeal in support of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons; and

b) writes to the Minister for Foreign Affairs, the Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs and our Local Federal MPs to advise that Randwick Council has endorsed the ICAN Cities Appeal.”

FURTHER ACTION

2021: Councillor Round Table

Councillor Phillipa Veitch attended a special Councillors Roundtable hosted by ICAN Australia to celebreate the entry into force of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weaposns in March 2021.

Screenshots of councillors attending an online Councilor Roundtable in March 2021.

2025: Randwick commemorates 80th anniversaries of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

On Tuesday June 17th, 2025 Randwick City Council (NSW) passed a commemorative motion which acknowedged the 80th anniversaries of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and noted the councils ongoing membership of the Mayors for Peace initiative and previous support for the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons.

Mayor, Cr Dylan Parker submitted Mayoral Minute that council –

Commemorate 80 years since the nuclear destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki on 6 and 9 August 1945 by holding a minute silence and making a commemorative post about the anniversary on social media noting Council’s longstanding membership of the below mentioned organisations; and
Notes that Randwick City Council became a member of Mayors for Peace Network in 2005 (Mayor Matson), endorsed the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) ‘Cities Appeal’ in 2018 (Mayor Neilson), attended the ICAN Special Councillors Roundtable in 2021 (Cr Veitch) and visited the Mayors for Peace exhibit in Hiroshima in 2023 (Mayor Parker and Cr Said).

– Carried

Background:
This August, it will be 80 years since the nuclear destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. 80 years on, the threat of nuclear weapons to cities and civilians remains very real.

A single nuclear weapon can destroy a city and kill most of its people. Several nuclear explosions over modern cities would kill tens of millions of people. All over the world cities are rejecting this threat and calling for urgent action.Council would like to mark the 80th Anniversary of the atomic devastation of the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki on 6 and 9 August 1945.

The City of Randwick endorsed the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons ‘Cities Appeal’, a global call from cities and towns in support of the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, on 27 November, 2018. More information about The City of Randwick’s support of the Cities Appeal can be found here: https://icanw.org.au/randwick-nsw/

The Cities Appeal has now been joined by almost 50 cities across Australia and many hundreds of cities around the world, and half the world’s nations have now joined the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons.

The City of Randwick is also part of the Mayors for Peace network, established by the cities of
Hiroshima and Nagasaki.