Reviewed Flag Policy, Community Flag Schedule and Rainbow Flag request

Residents are encouraged to have their say on Council's reviewed Draft Flag Policy and Community Flag Schedule, which guides how requests to fly flags outside Council buildings or on Council-managed flag poles are considered.

Adopted in May 2023, the policy governs the flying of flags outside the Kerang Council Building and Garden Park, Cohuna, locations in the municipality where flags can be flown on a temporary basis, and the process to apply for a request to fly additional flags.

Council officers have reviewed the document, with the only change being that all requests to fly the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island flags outside of Council buildings at half-mast be directed to the Mallee District Aboriginal Services (MDAS) for approval, with MDAS to pass on approved requests to Council’s Chief Executive Officer for actioning.

To view the reviewed Draft Flag Policy, please click here(PDF, 309KB).

To view the reviewed Community Flag Schedule, please click here(PDF, 162KB).

Rainbow Flag engagement

As part of this engagement process, residents are also encouraged to provide feedback regarding a Northern District Community Health request for the Rainbow Flag to fly on Council-managed community flagpoles on the International Day against Homophobia, Biphobia, Intersex discrimination and Transphobia (IDAHOBIT), held annually on 17 May, from 2025 onwards.

IDAHOBIT Day marks the anniversary of the World Health Organization’s removal of homosexuality from the Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, as well as celebrates LGBTIQA+ people globally, and raises awareness for the work still needed to combat discrimination.