I was a strong supporter of the ‘Yes’ campaign in the referendum last year and each Australia Day I am heartened to see the tree on the roundabout at the entrance to Mullumbimby’s town centre decorated with the Aboriginal flag and symbols and to read about the ceremonies held at Brunswick Heads acknowledging the traditional owners of this land.
But I was shocked and saddened to hear from a resident of Mullumbimby that the Australian flag she had hung outside her front door on Australia Day had been stolen. While some might not like our current flag, until we can come together and agree to change it, it remains the official flag of our country.
While she was shocked that someone would sneak across the front of her house and tear it down, what upsets her most is that that flag was one she and her husband carried with them on their travels for 40 years. Sadly her husband passed away late last year so the flag had great sentimental value. I am sure that if you have the flag and it was to be slipped back into her letterbox I am sure she would be very grateful.
For four decades The Echo has printed the stories some people loved, some people hated, and some pretended not to read. If you want us to keep telling the truth, the real truth, not the sugar-coated version. We’ll need your support to keep the presses rolling. 
