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Wednesday, November 28, 2012
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Mallala mayor switch Kennington wins close 6-5 vote over Strudwicke Bec O’Brien reports In a close vote, Lewiston councillor Duncan Kennington has been elected by his fellow councillors as the District Council of Mallala’s new mayor. At the council’s meeting on Monday night, there was much tension and some confusion as councillors voted in Cr Kennington and a new deputy mayor, Two Wells councillor, Mark Wasley. Amidst a tense atmosphere, Cr Kennington was nominated for the mayoral position by Cr Tom Summerton,
with incumbent mayor, Marcus Strudwicke, inset, nominating himself. The meeting was adjourned part way through proceedings while CEO Charles Mansueto – who was acting in the chairperson’s role – left the room to confer with council’s lawyers. The CEO was seeking clarification on item 2.4 in the LGA’s guidelines for electing a chairperson, after Cr Strudwicke raised concerns about a conflict of interest by Cr Kennington. n Continued Page 2
Church seeking support for $16 million project
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WAKEFIELD Regional Council (WRC) will decide tonight if it endorses a Balaklava Church of Christ proposal to apply for a $15 million grant with the aim of building a $16.3 million regional hub, which would house four community services and facilities. Balaklava Church of Christ Community Care Inc. submitted an expression of interest (EOI) to WRC, in order to vie for the huge funding figure from the $175 million available in round four of the Regional Develop-
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Les Pearson reports: ment Australia Fund (RDAF). Balco Australia had also submitted an EOI, seeking council support for its RDAF application to expand its Bowmans Intermodal facility. However, in a great gesture of community support instigated by managing director, Malcolm May, the company withdrew this in an emailed letter to WRC CEO, Cate Atkinson, on Monday. n Continued Page 4
DUNCAN KENNINGTON:
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My vision is about lifestyle. I want to know everybody is enjoying the lifestyle they want to enjoy and I would hope that every decision starts with lifestyle and then goes from there.
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