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...