Wednesday, 19 February, 2020
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Locals get behind All Star Mile hope
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Casey councillors Tim Jackson, Geoff Ablett, Wayne Smith, Rex Flannery, Susan Serey, Gary Rowe, Amanda Stapledon, Damien Rosario and Rosalie Crestani ... minus Sam Aziz (inset), after the Picture: BRENDAN REES mayoral election in late 2019. 199882
Sacked! closure of conflicts of interest and decision making. Her report recommended dismissing the council and appointing administrators beyond the 2020 election. On 18 February, the Government moved a Bill of Parliament to dismiss the councillors -
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The State Government, backed by the Opposition, has moved to sack Casey Council and put it under the rule of administrators until 2024. It comes on the back of an ongoing IBAC investigation of serious corruption allegations involving chiefly Casey councillors Geoff
Ablett and Sam Aziz and property developer John Woodman. However an explosive report by the Stateappointed Monitor Laurinda Gardner found more widespread “governance failures” and a bullying culture across the council. Failings included councilor conduct, dis-
in the hope it would pass both Houses by the end of the day. “Our intention is to see this matter resolved for the Casey community as quickly as possible,” Government MP Jacinta Allen told Parliament. Continued page 4
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