Opinion
A deal designed in offices in the city and negotiated largely between several layers of government and corporate executives looks set to bring down a tiny local council. David Washington asks whether an Ombudsman’s investigation into serious maladministration has left some of the biggest questions unanswered.
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Four years after the first announcement of its disastrous land deal – and 10 months since it collapsed – the State Government has finally reached terms for the sale of its ill-fated Gillman site – or at least 20 hectares of it.
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The State Government is still pondering five offers to develop its contentious industrial land at Gillman, five months after the closing date for expressions of interest.
The State Government has revealed it exempted a multi-million-dollar outback power deal from its “unsolicited bid” guidelines, which were introduced after the Gillman land debacle to restore transparency and certainty.
The State Government was warned that its “enthusiastic” push for a $192 million renewable energy project had echoes of its disastrous Gillman deal, according to a key player in the complex negotiations.
The Weatherill Government spent an extra $70,000 dollars of taxpayers’ money delaying a politically damaging settlement over a bungled land acquisition at the notorious Gillman site until Melbourne Cup day, InDaily can reveal.
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