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IBAC to hear Casey’s reform agenda
Casey chief executive Glenn Patterson will call for planning-sector reform as well as tighter rules on political donations and conflict of interest as part...
Woodman ’strong armed’ property developer
A Leighton Properties development manager claims that his firm was extorted by “strong arm” tactics by developer John Woodman, an anti-corruption inquiry has heard.
Tom...
Aziz should repay legal costs: resident
A Berwick Springs resident says revelations that Casey Council paid for the ex-mayor Sam Aziz’s legal action against a resident are “shocking and alarming”.
“I...
Tyler ’didn’t read’ Ombudsman’s report
Former Casey CEO Mike Tyler didn’t read a 2015 State Ombudsman’s report into alleged corruption involving Casey councillors and developers, an IBAC inquiry has...
Cr with a bullying ’reputation’
Former Casey councillor Sam Aziz had a “reputation” for bullying and intimidation, CEO Glenn Patterson has told an IBAC inquiry.
Mr Aziz had been involved...
Patterson denies ’strong’ Woodman connections
Casey chief executive Glenn Patterson has denied claims of a “strong connection” between him and John Woodman associates Andrew Wyatt, Megan Schutz and Heath...
Sacking threat denied
Claims that Casey CEO Glenn Patterson had said he’d sack any staff that leaked against a developer have been denied at an IBAC Operation...
Council foots Aziz’s defamation suit
In closed council meetings, Casey councillors agreed to bankroll then-mayor Sam Aziz’s private defamation action against a resident, an IBAC hearing has revealed.
Defying council...
’Problem’ staff moved on
Five weeks into the job, Casey chief executive Glenn Patterson emailed an “acquaintance” developer he was “moving on dead wood” at the council -...
Watsons subdivision ’purely private’: Casey CEO
Casey’s chief executive Glenn Patterson has revealed in an IBAC hearing that he’d hired John Woodman’s company Watsons for a “purely private” planning matter.
He...
Oates ’knocked back’ Woodman approach
Former Casey mayor Brian Oates has told of being offered but not accepting “help” by John Woodman’s ALP lobbyist Phil Staindl ahead of the...
Developer banned
Casey chief executive Glenn Patterson has told an IBAC hearing that developer John Woodman and his planning consultant Megan Schutz were “the most difficult”...
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Local hurdler making his mark
Teenaged Officer athlete Kevin Navodya blitzed the Victorian All School Track and Field Championships at Lakeside Stadium last Saturday.
The Officer Secondary College student came...
