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Funding, favours and the value of ‘friends’
IBAC investigations into property dealings within the City of Casey have revealed that being a ‘friend’ of wealthy property developer John Woodman certainly pays. In…
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Developer wrote Aziz’s ’script’: IBAC
A property developer’s consultant was writing the “script” for a Casey councillor ahead of a council meeting vote on 16 October 2018, an anti-corruption hearing…
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IBAC allegations ’concerning’: Minister
Local Government Minister Adem Somyurek has described allegations of Casey councillor corruption as “concerning”. Since 18 October, state anti-corruption body IBAC has conducted public examinations…
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IBAC hears Tyler ousted from Casey
CEO Mike Tyler’s surprise departure last year from the City of Casey became the subject of a series of questions to property develop John Woodman…
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Woodman’s ‘friendly’ councillors
Property developer John Woodman invested about $50,000 in supporting candidates in 2016 Casey Council elections, an IBAC anti-corruption hearing heard. In pre-election analysis, councillors were…
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Lawyers line up at IBAC
Legal eagles have flocked to the IBAC hearing into alleged corruption among Casey councillors and property developers. On the opening day, separate legal representatives for…
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Suitcase loan ‘corruption’
Property developer John Woodman has conceded a financial arrangement involving Cr Sam Aziz’s $600,000 in a suitcase looked like “corruption”, an IBAC hearing was told.…
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Developer paid off Ablett’s debt
Property developer John Woodman paid off Casey councillor Geoff Ablett’s credit card debt and bought “75 per cent” of the councillor’s farm, an anti-corruption hearing…
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Council ‘welcomes’ IBAC hearings
Casey mayor Susan Serey has declared council is “fully cooperative” with Victoria’s anti-corruption commission amid explosive claims councillors received cash-for-favours from a property developer. It…
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Developer ‘puppets’
A property developer allegedly paid cash to Casey councillors and treated them as his “puppets” as part of a campaign to rezone Cranbourne West land,…
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Mornington millionaire’s rise to the top
John Woodman grew up in Springvale before making his millions as a Mornington-based property developer. He directs Watsons Pty Ltd, which describes itself on its…
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Aziz to fly back for IBAC?
Casey councillor and former mayor Sam Aziz may return to Australia before the end of the IBAC hearings. On 20 November, he told 3AW Radio…
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