A speaking event featuring former AFL player Ben Cousins has been scrapped at a Ballarat hotel. This move came after community backlash. This is the second time a scheduled appearance for Cousins has been cancelled in the past few days. Community outrage led to the decision to cancel. The hotel reversed the booking. The latest scrapping follows another cancellation earlier in the week. Cousins was planned to talk at the venue. Organisers said they noted the anger from the community.