Indigenous voice yes campaign to ‘take the high ground’ with funding for thousands of local events

Public messaging of referendum supporters hopes to offer antidote to ‘fear and misinformation’, yes campaigners say

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The yes campaign for the referendum will offer grants of up to $15,000 for a blitz of community functions supporting the Indigenous voice, in a bid to support thousands of events nationwide backing the change.

Other big headline events and an advertising campaign are in the works for the yes campaigners, who will begin ramping up their public messaging from next week in the long run-up to the vote on an Indigenous voice to parliament, widely anticipated to be held in October this year.

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