were's the IP address showing.. i wanna see to

Madam Suffering. wrote:
Something is wrong with you,get a Life)
Just for the record, I did not write the "Summary" but thanks to whoever did - you summed it up extremely well.

To author of "Madam Suffering" I can assure you I am not suffering and very much enjoying my life. You will understand that I am determined to achieve full investigations into alleged corruption in Brimbank. I am extremely confident that criminal charges will evenually be made. The minor set-backs along the way only make us more determined. Patience is the key and so is persistance ... and I have an endless supply of both.

http://www.starnewsgroup.com.au/story/84574

VICTORIAN councils have been forced to re-examine their own policies after the Brimbank Council scandal put other municipalities under the microscope.

At least three western suburb councils have reviewed their policies following the Ombudsman’s report into Brimbank council.

In October last year, Melton Shire councillors voted to establish a register to record details of meetings between councillors and MPs. Since it was established, four councillors have recorded about 20 entries in the register.

Other councils who reviewed their policies after Brimbank include Moyne and Mildura councils. Of the 79 Victorian councils contacted by Star, at least three said they were unaffected by the Brimbank scandal and subsequent government legislation.

...

You mean nightmare, right?!!

Nightmare is right. With Marilyn Duncan we had a derelict old cow for CEO.

Marilyn Duncan was a good C.E.O she was highly respected by the state goverment and the western region Municipality's she knew how to keep Councillors in harmony, and she left a better city to what she has taken over.
MAKE NO MISTAKE SHE WAS GOOD

CHAMPION wrote:
Marilyn Duncan was a good C.E.O she was highly respected by the state goverment and the western region Municipality's she knew how to keep Councillors in harmony, and she left a better city to what she has taken over.
MAKE NO MISTAKE SHE WAS GOOD

Yea right and might aunty was my uncle.

Get a f*#king life. she was a leach and an abuser.

CHAMPION wrote:
Marilyn Duncan was a good C.E.O she was highly respected by the state goverment and the western region Municipality's she knew how to keep Councillors in harmony, and she left a better city to what she has taken over.
MAKE NO MISTAKE SHE WAS GOOD I disagree. She did not keep Councillors 'in harmony' they managed to run amok and misdirect Council resources to their favoured causes - their political progress and jobs funded by the taxpayer.

Yes, she could manage a committee process well but ultimately, the shame of Brimbank was manifest by her failure to act. I think the Ombudsman's report also complains about this with Duncan and with Foa. They tried to keep the boat afloat instead of pushing those unqualified councillors under with the weight of the law. Really, what CEO could continue after Kenny Kabab's criminal misdemeanours on Council business in NZ. A member of staff would have been sacked and criminal charges laid. But Brimbank, no, poor unlicensed Kenny was protected.

As to the State government respecting her, well, they would, she was one of their 'appointees' doing a tough job keeping the sewer of Brimbank Council from exploding. She deserved some recompense for that. Same with Western Region economic development forum (later Lead West) and the North West Area Consultative Committee. You are appointed to those spots based on political favour as well. Sorry. Only someone who fails to understand political linkages could possibly defend her record.

She has taken over a BANKRUPT City, and thru her good management turn it arount for Brimbak to be in sound finacially position.
God bless you Marilyn

Marilyn Duncan puts the true meaning into 'sourpuss'.

The true meaning wrote:
Marilyn Duncan puts the true meaning into 'sourpuss'.

She was a derelict old cow. Sold our land to balance her budgets.

This is old news now but the battle for control of Biggs St appears to be going strong. I understood the council had already prevented the group from using the building while it was still being leased by Suleyman, but this article clearly says "St Albans based Autism Angels will lose their place of residence"

http://au.greekreporter.com/2010/02/08/greek-autism-group-to-be-%E2%80%9Cthrown-out%E2%80%9D-of-building/

A Greek run autism support group might be the latest victim to suffer from the Brimbank council scandal.

St Albans based Autism Angels will lose their place of residence, following the refusal of Brimbank council to renew their building leased by Hakki Suleyman through the Australian Turkish Cypriot Cultural and Welfare Association.

Hakki Suleyman sees the Council's action as being revenge for the findings of the Ombudsman's report on Brimbank.

I am intirgued how many times Ms Havelas' name has appeared alongside Hakki Suleyman's.

Like, what's the story there?

I guess she will be on the MRC board before too long. (scoop you read it here first).

Odd company wrote:
I am intirgued how many times Ms Havelas' name has appeared alongside Hakki Suleyman's.

Like, what's the story there?

I guess she will be on the MRC board before too long. (scoop you read it here first).

As much as I respect Ms Havelas' cause she was Nats new best friend there for a while she stood for council last election her name is always with the Suleyman name.
At one stage Shorten was going to help her but that stalled after Nat was not standing for council so that was short lived. I think Ms Havelas is being used and won't be doing her cause any good.

Look at the Suleyman history not real smart.

She has no connection to Natalie anymore

Erica wrote:
[quote]She has no connection to Natalie anymore[/quoteIdon't believe that one Erica. She is up to her neck with them and they will use her for all she is worthShe has no connection to Natalie anymore[/quoteIdon't believe that one Erica. She is up to her neck with them and they will use her for all she is worth.
Might sound hard but thats the truth.

actually, its not the truth . Natalie left them high and dry years ago

http://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/downloadhansard/pdf/Council/Feb-Jun%202010/Council%20Feb-Jun%202010%20Daily%2024%20February%202010.pdf

We saw in that Ombudsman’s report a number of what
I suppose might be called small-time operators caught,
named and exposed. We saw a number of local
councillors named for doing various things and
accusations of various things that were not, you would
have to say, necessarily hanging offences. They were
hung anyway, by the way, but I will get to that in a
minute. We saw, for example, Hakki Suleyman, a
small-time factional operator in the Australian Labor
Party, hung out to dry. He was using, it is alleged, and I
understand it to be true, an office of a local member of
Parliament, the Minister for Planning, the
Honourable Justin Madden, to run his empire. That
empire had seen his daughter, Natalie, elected as mayor
of the City of Brimbank, a position which she used with
significant and considerable ruthlessness, I have to say,
and I have witnessed it myself.

Hakki and Natalie Suleyman are not the most delightful
of individuals but they may not be exactly at the top of
the tree, either. I do not think anybody who knows
either of those people could say that they would have
the brains to be behind the outrages committed against
the people of Brimbank by some people in and around
the Brimbank City Council. We will never know,
because we do not have an independent commission to
investigate these matters. We do not have a chance to
dig deeper to find out who did what to whom and how
many times.

The time is coming soon.
http://www.starnewsgroup.com.au/story/86070

BRIMBANK residents’ campaign to establish an anti-corruption commission could be on the cards, after the plan was passed in the Upper House last week.

Angry residents have been clamouring for the introduction of an independent watchdog amid claims of corruption, misconduct and dishonesty, which have plagued the municipality for decades.

Mr Finn said rumours of corruption continued to plague the municipality, almost a year on from the release of the Ombudsman’s report and he feared the full story had not yet come to light.