A appearance featuring former AFL player Ben Cousins has been cancelled at a Ballarat hotel. This move came after community backlash. It is the second time a scheduled appearance for Cousins has been cancelled in the past few days. Widespread disapproval led to the decision to cancel. The hotel reversed the booking. This recent cancellation follows a previous cancellation earlier in the week. Cousins was scheduled to appear at the venue. Event organizers said they noted the anger from the community.