Gore Councillors Issue Media Statement

The councillors who signed the requisition have released a statement to media.

The decision to file the requisition against fellow councillor and deputy mayor Stewart MacDonell came after much deliberation and attempts to work collaboratively to provide the best governance structure for our community.

We believe our new mayor deserves strong support and guidance. Unfortunately, we have had to take this course of action to achieve that.

We will now let due process take its course and will not make any further comments to the media until the extraordinary meeting on 15 December. We thank the media for its understanding.

Signed Crs Bret Highsted, Richard McPhail, Paul McPhail, Neville Phillips, Bronwyn Reid, Joe Stringer and Glenys Dickson.