A regional South Australian mayor says conflict of interest matters are a "complicated issue", after one of his councillors was found to have breached the Local Government Act several times. Key points: Southern Mallee councillor Andrew Grieger was found to have made several conflict of interest breaches Many of the breaches involved Mr Grieger's presidency of a community progress group …
A regional South Australian council has blown its legal expenditure budget by almost $50,000 due to a number of elected member conduct and governance problems. Key points: Southern Mallee Council's legal expenditure has reached $83,000 this financial year Most of the spending has been attributed to elected member governance and conduct matters Mayor Jeff Nickolls says the legal expenditure is …