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Second monitor to oversee council

A second municipal monitor has been appointed to oversee Hobsons Bay council, while the term of the existing monitor has been extended due to ongoing governance concerns. Former Glen Eira council chief executive Rebecca McKenzie joins John Tanner in monitoring the council which was found…

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