A council in Sydney is threatening not to collect household containers that have political stickers criticizing key political figures.
A council in Sydney is not threatening to collect household containers that have stickers with political key figures.
The stickers show pictures of Barnaby Joyce and Scott Morrison holding a piece of coal and accompanying the slogans, “send them out” and “Bunn him”.
According to them Sydney Morning Herald, Hornsby Shire Council warned that trash can could not be collected, or would be completely removed if the stickers were not removed.
The Mayor of the Council is NSW Liberal Party President and former Howard Government Minister Philip Ruddock.
One Asquith resident said that after he put the stickers on his trash can, he received a letter from the council saying they had hidden his logo, and that political messages were “inappropriate” on council real estate.
The letter advised him to delete the stickers or “risk collection contracts that do not serve your trash because they can not identify the council logo on the trash,” Herald reported.
It also threatened that the council could remove the stickers or replace the bins altogether.
Mr Ruddock suggested that residents put the stickers in front of their mailbox.
Political advertising should not be conducted unless there are elections, and there are no elections yet. [Also] we do not believe they should do it on council, “he said.
A spokesman for the Hornsby Shire Council said the council had not allowed unauthorized signs on its property, and would act on community complaints.
“The matter was brought to our attention by a complaint from a resident who was offended by the contents of the sign. However, this rule applies to signs of any kind applied to municipal property where a complaint is made,” the spokesman said. .
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