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WCC CEO’s dismissal relied on most expensive option

Posted on October 19, 2020October 22, 2020 By Carol Altmann

One of the clauses in the former WCC CEO's contract would have seen instant dismissal and a much smaller payout. Why wasn't it used?

WCC chief sacking: legal threats flying in fallout

Posted on October 8, 2020October 8, 2020 By Carol Altmann

It rolls on: legal threats, emails and warnings, as we pick toward the truth.

WCC Mayor Herbert affidavit lays out night of the long knives

Posted on October 7, 2020October 8, 2020 By Carol Altmann

A sworn affidavit by Mayor Tony Herbert sets out what he says happened on the night the CEO was sacked and it's not pretty.

Sacked WCC chief launches legal action against councillors

Posted on August 4, 2020August 15, 2020 By Carol Altmann

Sacked WCC chief Peter Schneider is taking legal action against four councillors.

Councillors become king makers, but the secrecy remains

Posted on July 19, 2020July 23, 2020 By Carol Altmann

The more things change at the W'bool City Council, the more they stay the same.

I am an independent journalist (ex The Australian; Adelaide Advertiser; Messenger Newspaper Group) and author living in Warrnambool. I dig around and investigate local issues of public interest, then tell you what I find.