ibacsandon
-
Woodman cash links denied
More than $300,000 in unexplained cash deposits landed in former Casey mayor Sam Aziz’s accounts over a three-year period, an IBAC inquiry has heard. Mr…
-
MP’s job ‘bribe’ denied
Former Labor MP Judith Graley was offered a job by developer John Woodman soon after she left State Parliament, an IBAC inquiry has heard. In…
-
Ex-mayor’s ‘strong’ links to Woodman
Former Casey mayor Janet Halsall’s re-election campaign in 2008 was ‘assisted’ by developer John Woodman, according to his own internal memo tabled at an IBAC…
-
MP access for cash ‘exactly right’
The joke was apparently on a journalist inquiring about an ALP election fundraiser staged by property developer John Woodman. In a secretly taped conversation played…
-
$1m lobby success fee
An ALP life member and lobbyist received a $500,000 success fee from a developer after 100 hectares of Cranbourne South farmland was rezoned for housing,…
-
Bullying claims aired
Former Casey councillor and deputy mayor Rosalie Crestani has told an IBAC hearing that she was been bullied by her ex-colleagues for “years”. Ms Crestani…
-
’Whatever you need, Sam’: mayor’s secret pledge
Weeks after being installed Casey mayor, Amanda Stapledon was involved in negotiations over the H3 intersection despite a declared conflict of interest with developer John…
-
’Corruption’ called out
Casey’s former CEO Mike Tyler called out a “corrupt“ land deal involving developer John Woodman as early as a “hostile” 2013 meeting between the pair…
-
IBAC hearing suspended
The inquiry into alleged Casey councillor corruption has been put on hold in response to coronavirus. IBAC Commissioner Robert Redlich announced on 17 March that…
-
’Big boy politics’ regret
Former Casey mayor Amanda Stapledon has expressed “deep regret” over her conduct that’s under investigation by an IBAC inquiry. She and other councillors have been…
-
Sympathy for Aziz lawsuit
Former Casey councillor Susan Serey said her “heart went out” to colleague Sam Aziz during his controversial defamation suit against a Berwick Springs resident, an…
-
’Sloppy paperwork’ hid Woodman links
Former Casey mayor Amanda Stapledon has conceded she did not fully declare her conflicts of interest with developer John Woodman, an IBAC hearing was told.…