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Have faith in your local broader mainstream community representative. Trust him if he says they are not connected then they are not, there is no conflict. The recent cyclone accidently dumped his voting placard there that’s all.
Accurate reporting would be a first for this paper. The Section 173 agreement was removed by Lipshutz and some of the other councillors. VCAT had absolutely nothing to do with this. The area was set aside as public parkland. This was barely advertised and hours were limited so very few people got to know that this was their park. It’s now been turned into more development and the “park” is gone.
“after careful review he agreed the land should be developed by Chabad”
How arrogant are you, and who are you to decide who gets what land. What about the locals in the neighboring streets who are not Jewish. Why cant my kids use that land. Sorry for feeling alienated in my own country. You are suppose to represent the whole community not a peticular community. Thank you Helen.
Lipshutz has of late become the frisbee saviour according to another load of free publicity for him in this paper. No need to mention that for years and years he has obstinately opposed doing anything about local law 326 until now – election time. No need to mention that Penhalluriack has for years been arguing that this law is crazy and been opposed by none other than Lipshutz I bet. It must have slipped Lipshutz’s mind too that he saw no conflict of interest years ago because his son is involved and that he hasn’t got a conflict of interest now. No, that’s all kosher and above board of course.
I agree with everything you have just said, maybe you can help explain this one because so far in 3 years nobody has given us a straight answer.
How can there NOT be a “conflict of interest” when Cr Lipshutz has personally written to council officers about his son’s Frisbee group. The email to council officers which was obtained under FoI and forms part of The Frisbee Report begins with “My son………..”
We are all baffled and left scratching our heads as to how this is not a conflict?
Regent St – but the opposition to this school was huge. The gallery was full of residents shouting and waving placards. Whiteside made one of her only reappearances at this Council Meeting!
The advertising signs are not surprising as they resemble the other “landswap” just like the racecourse crown land triangle. The permission for signs was given as part of the deal, one would suppose, in the hope other land could be given away in this new term!!!!!!!
October 26, 2012 at 12:29 PM
Hilarious that the photo of Chabad House shows Lipshutz poster on the fence. Oh no, no connection at all.
October 26, 2012 at 2:14 PM
Have faith in your local broader mainstream community representative. Trust him if he says they are not connected then they are not, there is no conflict. The recent cyclone accidently dumped his voting placard there that’s all.
October 26, 2012 at 12:45 PM
Accurate reporting would be a first for this paper. The Section 173 agreement was removed by Lipshutz and some of the other councillors. VCAT had absolutely nothing to do with this. The area was set aside as public parkland. This was barely advertised and hours were limited so very few people got to know that this was their park. It’s now been turned into more development and the “park” is gone.
October 26, 2012 at 2:24 PM
“after careful review he agreed the land should be developed by Chabad”
How arrogant are you, and who are you to decide who gets what land. What about the locals in the neighboring streets who are not Jewish. Why cant my kids use that land. Sorry for feeling alienated in my own country. You are suppose to represent the whole community not a peticular community. Thank you Helen.
October 26, 2012 at 3:46 PM
Lipshutz has of late become the frisbee saviour according to another load of free publicity for him in this paper. No need to mention that for years and years he has obstinately opposed doing anything about local law 326 until now – election time. No need to mention that Penhalluriack has for years been arguing that this law is crazy and been opposed by none other than Lipshutz I bet. It must have slipped Lipshutz’s mind too that he saw no conflict of interest years ago because his son is involved and that he hasn’t got a conflict of interest now. No, that’s all kosher and above board of course.
October 26, 2012 at 3:58 PM
ITS TIME TO SWEEP LIPSHUTZ OUT- (7 YEARS – HE’S HAD A BETTER THAN GOOD GO & ZILCH ACHIEVED FOR THE COMMUNITY…!
VOTE HIM OUT TOMORROW!
October 26, 2012 at 4:33 PM
Dear Anonymous,
I agree with everything you have just said, maybe you can help explain this one because so far in 3 years nobody has given us a straight answer.
How can there NOT be a “conflict of interest” when Cr Lipshutz has personally written to council officers about his son’s Frisbee group. The email to council officers which was obtained under FoI and forms part of The Frisbee Report begins with “My son………..”
We are all baffled and left scratching our heads as to how this is not a conflict?
October 26, 2012 at 5:41 PM
Methinks he protesteth too much. Tell me the last time he voted against a Jewish inspired proposition? Hyams too.
October 26, 2012 at 5:48 PM
Regent St – but the opposition to this school was huge. The gallery was full of residents shouting and waving placards. Whiteside made one of her only reappearances at this Council Meeting!
October 28, 2012 at 11:58 AM
The advertising signs are not surprising as they resemble the other “landswap” just like the racecourse crown land triangle. The permission for signs was given as part of the deal, one would suppose, in the hope other land could be given away in this new term!!!!!!!