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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.
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Seventeen South Australian paintings collected over the past 25 years by former Onkaparinga mayor Lorraine Rosenberg have been stolen during a break-in.
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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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