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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.
Opinion
The CEO of South Australia’s largest council has been under sustained media attack after it was revealed the council paid his golf fees at a prestigious Adelaide course. Political scientist Haydon Manning argues that while the council has made mistakes, the ferocity of the attack has been unfair.
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Onkaparinga Council CEO Mark Dowd has defended himself against “unjustified media attention” and “half truths”, but will repay a contentious $6800 payment given to him by the council to cover his membership of the prestigious Kooyonga Golf Club.
