Posted in Albury, Local Government, tagged Albury City Council, Amanda Duncan-Strelec, Kevan Portor, Paul Wareham, Stuart Baker on July 31, 2008 | 7 Comments »
Jack Stone and Kieran Bennett decided to pop along to last night’s extraordinary meeting at Albury City Council. Here’s a summary of our coverage:
Wareham faces the music – Jack Stone
While Cr. Wareham and his supporters put on a brave front for the camera and fielded questions from the assembled media, among council ranks however, Cr. [...]
Posted in Albury, Council, Local Government, tagged Albury City Council, Amanda Duncan-Strelec, Kevan Portor, Paul Wareham, Save Fromholtz Park, Stuart Baker on July 31, 2008 | 1 Comment »
During tonight’s extra-ordinary Albury Council meeting to lynch (did I say Lynch? I meant censure, they were carrying ropes for another reason!) censure Paul Wareham, I took a few notes.
Here’s a run down of what the players said, as best I can remember and determine from notes. I should note these are far from verbatim, [...]
Posted in Albury, Council, Local Government, tagged Albury City Council, Amanda Duncan-Strelec, Paul Wareham, Stuart Baker on July 31, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
After tonight’s Council meeting, Paul Wareham’s supporters were a bit upset, and it wasn’t just because the rest of council was out to lynch their darling. The agenda had promised that Mayor Stuart Baker would move a Mayoral Minute containing two parts, the first read:
That council:
a. has full considered the Code of Conduct Committee report [...]
Posted in Albury, Council, Editorial, Local Government on July 31, 2008 | 1 Comment »
You could be forgiven for thinking you were at a capital trial instead of a council meeting at the Albury council chambers tonight.
The mood was tense, the anmity almost palpable.
All that was missing was a black cap on Mayor Stuart Baker’s head, and of course, a gallows.
The one item for the agenda was a mayoral [...]
Posted in Council, Local Government, tagged Albury, Albury City, Arthur, Fraunfelder, Liberal, Paul Wareham on July 31, 2008 | 6 Comments »
As Mayor Baker pointed out, you elect your representatives to make decisions.
Arthur Fraunfelder was elected to Albury City Council as head of the Liberal ticket. At times he has voted with former Liberal colleague Paul Wareham in opposition to council development in Fromholtz Park.
Tonight was show down night. In an extra-ordinary meeting council was hoping [...]
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