Fears that the Wollongong rainbow crossing, which debuted to a welcoming community on Christmas Eve last year, had been repeatedly vandalised in homophobic attacks have proven to be unfounded.The false alarm and is in fact a positive story after all, about resilience and the importance the Wollongong community has come to attach to the colourful addition to their beachfront view.Deputy Lord Mayor, Tania Brown has been a longtime vocal supporter of the LGBTQI community in Wollongong and spearheaded the initiative herself, taking a Notice of Motion to council which received unanimous support from colleagues.“It was gratifying following the marriage equality debate, to have Wollongong City Councillors unanimously vote to install a rainbow.