East Launceston's Oxford Street has had a makeover.
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The unique one-of-a-kind installation aims to celebrate diversity, inclusion, and respect for all Australians.
Seven Oxford Street signs around the country were transformed, with the aim to bring a little of the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras to different parts of Australia.
City of Launceston deputy mayor Danny Gibson said he was excited that Launceston was chosen to be home to the sign.
"Any opportunity for us to have public art in our community is certainly welcomed, and we're so excited to have been selected as the Tasmanian Oxford Street for this installation," he said.
"We see ourselves as a warm, welcoming, safe, inclusive community, but of course anything we can do further to break barriers, to ensure people feel as though they belong in our community, enable people to feel proud in our community, is a wonderful thing.
"We're so excited to bring this little taste, thanks to ANZ, here to Oxford Street, Launceston. What a wonderful introduction to Mardi Gras."
The other six signs are at Bondi and Mittagong in New South Wales, Deep Lead in Victoria, Rockhampton in Queensland, East Bunbury in Western Australia, the Port Pirie Regional Tourism and Arts Centre in South Australia, and Berry Spring in the Northern Territory.
Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras chief executive Terese Casu said ANZ had been a long-time supporter of the event, and they were thrilled that they had a shared vision of inclusion across the country.
"We hope the installations serve as a reminder that individuality is worth celebrating and that they prompt conversation around LGBTIQ+ inclusion in a range of different communities," she said.
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