GINGIN will employ a liaison officer to cope with “a significant increase in the volume and complexity” of councillors’ requests for information it claims posed psychosocial risks for staff at the shire. The acting CEO’s recommendation passed on August 18…
COMMENT: Gingin shire raised concerns on its social media page over “the nature and volume of public commentary” directed at staff and council over various issues covered exclusively by StreetWise Media since the start of 2026. It said: “The shire…
By Carmelo Amalfi EXCLUSIVE: WA’S Local Government Inspector has appointed a monitor to Gingin shire following months of media scrutiny over dodgy council minutes, lack of disclosure and allegations of sexual misconduct. Former Melville CEO Shayne Silcox is the seventh…
EXCLUSIVE: Intruders last night trashed a Gingin councillor’s vehicle while he successfully moved to defer a controversial social media policy restricting criticism of council by elected members. Cr Lincoln Stewart told StreetWise today he returned home to find trespassers had…
NEWS FEATURE: They are a highly sensitive lot at Gingin shire when it comes to the use of social media by elected members. Tonight, the wheatbelt council will vote on a proposed, more prescriptive policy flagged at its March 17…
EXCLUSIVE: THE devil is in the detail at Gingin shire. Take agenda item 14.2 of the April 21 council meeting where elected members were asked to vote on a sand mining development application at Ledge Point. “Cr Andrea Vis has…
BLOGTHIS! Bunbury: Confidential meetings, closed door briefings and council decisions passed in mere minutes. Ratepayers’ elected representatives get paid well in WA so why meet in ‘secret’ and so briefly. Bunbury council met for the first time on February 3.…
By Carmelo Amalfi A CEO suspended while under investigation. A shire president’s husband in court accused of threatening a sitting councillor. Local government breaches, VROs, death threats and social media calls for Gingin’s dysfunctional council to be put into administration…
By Carmelo Amalfi and Michael Southwell COURT challenges. Failing administrations. Sacked CEOs, budget blowouts, rate rises and councils divided by politics and personal agendas. There is no shortage of ‘rot’ to reflect the dysfunctional state of local government in WA.…
GINGIN councillors Lincoln Stewart and Jason Weeks have been reported for breaching local government rules when they made comments at a court of disputed returns hearing covered exclusively by StreetWise. StreetWise approached Cr Stewart who said after the shire met…
