Images of Queensland school children in the local region of Gayndah holding guns and rocket launchers have received swift backlash from social media users.
Mayor Rachel Chambers defended the online photographs saying they had been misconstrued and blown out of proportion by critics on social media.
In regard to the event where the school kids were allowed to take photos with the weapons, Councilor Chambers went on to said, "They demonstrate bridge-building and allow the kids to hold unloaded weapons for them to experience their sheer weight."