The ICAN Cities Appeal was endorsed by Whyalla City Council, on 16th September 2024.

MOTION

Moved by Councillor Peter Borda, seconded by Councillor Bill Simpson

Council requests the Federal Government of Australia to sign the TPNW (‘Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons’ aka the Ban Treaty) and endorses the Mayor to send the following email to ICAN:

‘Our city is deeply concerned about the grave threat that nuclear weapons pose to communities throughout the world. We firmly believe that our residents have the right to live in a world free of this threat. Any use of nuclear weapons, whether deliberate or accidental, would have catastrophic, far reaching and long-lasting consequences for people and the environment. Therefore, we warmly welcome the adoption of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons by the United Nations in 2017, and we call on our National Government to sign and ratify it without delay.’

CARRIED.