Shock and disbelief at proposed heritage listing of Maitland's 'Jocko'

Maitland's Jocko Graves statue on High Street. Picture by Max Mason-Hubers

THE proposed heritage listing of a statue of a 12-year-old African American boy called Jocko Graves in Maitland's High Street is an insult, says Scott Franks of the Plains Clans of the Wonnarua People.

The idea, which belongs to Maitland City Council Deputy Mayor Mitchell Griffin, is slated for debate at tonight's council meeting.