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TUESDAY, APRIL 9, 2019 - $1.50
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MAYOR ADMITS THEY’RE GONE “Monitor’s report reveals only low level issues” By Peter Chapman THE band has already begun to play the funeral march for Mayor Don Hill and his fellow South Gippsland Shire councillors. That’s the frank assessment delivered by the mayor himself yesterday as he sits waiting for the Minister for Local Government to bring down the axe. Despite admitting early defeat he remains defiant about the proposed suspension order facing the councillors. “I am disappointed that a democratically elected council can be overturned by a small number of people in this community through an orchestrated campaign of liars and false accusations,” he said. The mayor continued to claim that failed candidates at the last election were behind a conspiracy to get themselves back on the council pay. “We went to the last election with a policy platform and the people supported that, since then those who missed out are revealing they would rather see this council thrown out than accept that democratic decision. “They have used the local press to sensationalise their displeasure and the press should get back to just printing the truth.” The mayor said he had read through the council monitor’s report and he believes it doesn’t warrant the suspension of the council. “I can’t talk in any detail about the facts in the report other than to say compared to every recent Victorian local council investigation it is low level. “It’s pertinent to observe that bullying allegations are not noted by the monitor.” Council plans to hold a special meeting tonight (April 9) to discuss the Minister’s show cause notice and to begin preparing its response. The former local maths teacher admitted that the stress of the issue was weighing heavily on not only him, but every other councillor. “I have had just a few hours sleep in the past four days and I know it has been the same for my fellow councillors.” he said. While the mayor has the white flag out and is ready to march off the battle field he says he remains committed to the community and didn’t rule out running again for council at the next election.
Mayor Don Hill with his wife, Barbara, who fires back at critics of her husband on today’s letter’s page (34).
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