In a distressing turn of events, Councilor Jessica Jurd, a member of the Cessnock Council’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander committee, was confronted and intimidated in the car park following a highly charged committee meeting. The incident occurred amidst heightened tensions surrounding the council’s revised customer service policy change to a race-based policy, prompting Councilor Jurd to file a police report.
Accroding to Cr Jurd, Mayor Jay Suvaal, who was aware of a potential conflict at this meeting due to previous comments made by Jessica Jurd that offended some members, suggested that Councilor Jurd , a woman who has stated her Aboriginal heritage should resign from the committee and was deeply offended by the Mayor’s suggestion.
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