Huge Australia Day backflip that will make a lot of Aussies very happy

An Adelaide council will debate whether to reverse its decision and move its Australia Day ceremonies back to January 26.

Unley Council will on Monday vote on a motion to move its citizenship and Citizen of the Year award ceremonies, after a majority of people polled supported backflipping on the councils earlier decision to move the celebrations to January 25.

Earlier this year, the council asked residents for feedback on the issue, posting a poll on its website.

During the consultation period, 842 residents responded, with 60 per cent supporting a return to January 26.

Councillor Rebekah Rogers moved a motion to vote on the polls findings, with the council to vote on the proposal on Monday.

We are, as a local government, responsible as a council to our own community in Unley. Mayor Michael Hewitson told Nine News.

Weve got a whole range of opinions on council, just as there is across the community as a whole

It comes after almost 40 per cent of councils in Victoria ditched traditional events normally held on Australia Day.

An Adelaide council will debate whether to reverse its decision and move its Australia Day ceremonies back to January 26 (stock image)

In 2022, the Albanese government made changes to the Australian Citizenship Ceremonies Code, allowing councils to hold its Australia Day ceremonies either on January 26 or within three days before and after (pictured, Australia Day at Bondi Beach)

Thirty out of Victorias 79 councils did not hold citizenship ceremonies on January 26.

Surf Coast council, centred around the beach town of Torquay, 104km south-west of Melbourne, was one of those that entirely dropped Australia Day events.

Instead it focussed on Pilk Purriyn, a truth-telling event presented by Wadawurrung Traditional Owners Aboriginal Corporation.

When Scott Morrison was prime minister, the Coalition brought in a policy that forced large councils to hold citizenship ceremonies on January 26 as part of their Australia Day celebrations.

But that was overturned last year by the Albanese government granted councils the freedom to hold citizenship ceremonies, so councils can now hold the ceremonies on three days either side of January 26.

A Roy Morgan Research poll carried out last week found 59 per cent of people said Australia Day should continue to be observed on January 26.