After complaints from the local community about the axing of broadcasting of lawn bowls, Wyatt Roy, Federal Member for Longman has launched into action with launched a petition to get ‘bowls back on the ABC’.
“Many people are rightly upset that after 30 years the ABC it has decided to dump its programming of lawn bowls,” Mr Roy said.
“Participation in bowls as a sport, and viewership of the broadcasting were strong. The ABC’s own charter demands its inclusion in the ABC programming schedule,” said Mr Roy.
Nationally the petition has been initiated by Kelly O’Dwyer, Federal Member for Higgins and director of Bowls Australia, together with the Hon Bronwyn Bishop MP, Shadow Minister for Seniors, and Joe Aarons OAM, Chairman of Bowls Australia.
Mr Roy said that already 200 people had signed the petition to voice their opposition to the axing of the bowls from the ABC.
The ABC has a Charter set out in section 6 of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation Act 1983 that states it should broadcast programs that contribute to a sense of national identity and inform and entertain, and reflect the cultural diversity of the Australian community and further requires it to provide a balance between wide appeal and specialised broadcasting programs.
Mr Roy said the petition was part of his promise to give the community a voice on the issues which matter to them.
The petition can be downloaded here
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