Across Mitchell Shire there is an emerging and vibrant multi-cultural community with varying faiths, beliefs, and traditions celebrating Harmony Day today.Harmony Week is honoured annually across March 15 – 21, and in consideration of a tragic event—the Sharpeville Massacre.On March 21, 1960, Police in Sharpeville, South Africa opened fire and killed a crowd of 69 peaceful demonstrators who had...
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