Anti-corruption body investigates Casey Council over property deals

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Anti-corruption probe into council in Melbourne's south-east over property deals

about the relationship between councillors and state MPs and prominent developers, planners and consultants. The stories focussed on planning and development companies in the south-east including planning consultants Watsons and its founder.Casey resident and council watcher Brett Hudson said at the time that he had long wondered about the sway of developers in the area.“It’s all nudge-nudge, wink-wink between certain developers and some councillors,” Mr Hudson said.

In a press statement on Wednesday IBAC announced it was investigating “allegations of serious corrupt conduct in relation to planning and property development decisions, and other forms of procurement, at the Casey City Council”.

 

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is it like this. Because I gotta say the $26,000 fine sure showed him

Cardinia council have waisted $$ on improvements to Cardinia road meanwhile Racecourse and Bald Hill Rd are gridlocked and zero $$ spent on it to improve traffic flow!! Roads leading to the Cardinia castle are well looked after meanwhile the rest are neglected!!!!!

All councils are corrupt

Should look into Cardinia council also...there’s some funny business going on

This should have big penalties

And this is exactly why in a federal referendum the people voted no to council's. Yet here we are graft and corruption at it's best

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