Grassby memorial for Civic

Heehee – nice one Cyn.

When Stanhope falls we should take Grassby’s statue and install it outside the gates of the Alexander Maconochie Centre. At least he’ll be close to where he should have been.

Maria seems to be a plant from the mayoral office.

Slick Al, the father of multiculturalism?

Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!

Why not go a step further and call him a champion of human rights – although the Mckay family may not agree.

Father of multiculturalism ? really ? so when my family came here from central europe 130 years ago, and continued their quaint traditions with others from the same area, they really didnt ?

i believe we have an example of revisionism.

Grassby is rightly regarded as the father of multiculturalism

By that you mean the dodgy collectivisation of “community groups” to allow influence to be corruptly traded?

There’s a legacy to be revered!

Someone kind at the CT put in a call to John Hargreaves’s office for us. They said the ACT Government commissioned the statue after Grassby’s death and it will be put in the foyer of the North Building which apparently contains a new multicultural centre (anyone know about this?).

The CT says the statue, by artisit Peter Latona, will be cast in bronze, depict Mr Grassby with his arms outstretched and welcoming, and will have an acrylic multicoloured tie.

Grassby is rightly regarded as the father of multiculturalism – and the value that all migrant cultures bring to Australia whether they arrived here 200 or 2 years ago. Good to see he’s being honoured. He’s an Australian who was committed to making this a better place for all of us.

Whatever happened to Craig Duby? Think of him every time I swim at Civic pool under the Duby-dome.

rex connor

If we are going to put up statues to venal incompetents then Craig Duby should be next.