
Former mayor devastated by art collection theft
Seventeen South Australian paintings collected over the past 25 years by former Onkaparinga mayor Lorraine Rosenberg have been stolen during a break-in.
Seventeen South Australian paintings collected over the past 25 years by former Onkaparinga mayor Lorraine Rosenberg have been stolen during a break-in.
Onkaparinga mayor Lorraine Rosenberg has announced she will not contest the next election following more than 12 months of controversy over council spending – ending a 33-year career in local government.
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The Onkaparinga councillor who led a successful no-confidence motion in mayor Lorraine Rosenberg wrote to Local Government Minister Stephan Knoll asking him to waive any prospective conflict of interest, InDaily can reveal.
Beleaguered Onkaparinga mayor Lorraine Rosenberg could step down as president of the Local Government Association as early as tomorrow as criticism of her role continues to escalate, with fellow council leaders despairing that “anger and mistrust” towards the sector has reached an all-time high.
Pressure is building on embattled Onkaparinga mayor Lorraine Rosenberg, with a major metropolitan council likely to call for her to resign as president of the Local Government Association – and a fellow mayor urging her to step aside.
Nick Xenophon wants to set up a standing committee of parliament to scrutinise council decisions and a Senate estimates-style process to allow local residents to grill their representatives.