How one legal loophole crippled a council
One businessman has exposed a rather unexpected loophole, resulting in five of Hepburn Shire’s seven councillors being stood down, leaving the council unable to hold meetings. Could it happen closer to home?
One businessman has exposed a rather unexpected loophole, resulting in five of Hepburn Shire’s seven councillors being stood down, leaving the council unable to hold meetings. Could it happen closer to home?
Four Fish Creek netball players Katie Hamilton (250 senior games), Maddi Carew (50), Brodie Staley (250) and Nicky Thomson (150) celebrated milestone games over the weekend.
Councillors and staff of the Bass Coast Shire Council were jumping for joy at last Wednesday’s council meeting, metaphorically at least, when the Berninneit cultural centre in Cowes achieved Passivhaus status. But doubts have emerged about the integrity of the process.
Almost three years after dumping a $35 million road and drainage improvement project for the potholed, mishmash of roads in Surf Beach and Sunderland Bay, the Bass Coast Shire Council is moving forward with a small part of the original project.