Over the years we, and our commentators, have been accused by various councillors of being ‘cowards’, lacking ‘integrity’ and ‘honesty’ and the worst crime of all ‘hiding behind anonymity’. Yet these very same councillors certainly do not practice what they preach or pretend to disavow. The number of anonymous comments that have been posted by these same councillors on our blog is astounding. We have had a great time laughing our heads off at how these councillors spend time attacking each other and lying whilst remaining ‘anonymous’.
Hyams is the perfect case in point. Not only has he lied in the chamber with his denial of calling a resident a ‘whining bitch’ , but he has lied via his innumerable comments on a blog site that he purports to so seldom read! It would seem that the Councillor Code of Conduct demanding honesty, integrity, and treating residents with respect applies to everyone else, but not to him!
Below we feature some screen dumps that prove conclusively what kind of liar and hyprocrite this man really is. Please ask yourself if this is the calibre of a man that you want as a councillor when you go to the polls in a few short weeks.
First off we draw readers’ attention to the ISP (at the time) of the organisation that Hyams works for. Please take note of the underlined numbers.
Now compare these numbers with what Hyams has written under his own name and ‘anonymous’ –
Compounding Hyams’ lies we then have this little doozy –
All of the ‘positive posts’ about Esakoff are from Hyams!
There are literally countless other screen dumps that we could have uploaded – many coming from council computers, from mobiles, from home computers, and all attacking other councillors.
We present the above because it is election time and because we believe that when we elect individuals they should at the very least be people who will conduct themselves with integrity, honesty and a desire to work for the community. Hyams does not fit this bill!
Glen Eira Debates 
September 12, 2016 at 7:34 AM
Wonderful. Brilliant. Fabulous. Exposed for what he is.
September 12, 2016 at 8:08 AM
Hyams has already lost what little credibility he had and, not content, with that he has also steadily worked to destroy any respect he had by insulting residents and colleagues at various public events.
This revelation that he also uses a blog site, that he openly disdains to further whatever his current cause is, is completely compatible with his loose cannon behaviour. Such erratic behaviour resulting in the grapevine quickly spreading the news that he is no longer the Lib’s pin up boy in Tucker.
September 12, 2016 at 9:10 AM
What’s new!
Mr. Hyam’s has alway been a pseudo secular councillor/candidate hiding behind his omissions of who he is and what he wants to achieve.
However a lot of the community support this attitude, but he is relying on fooling a lot of the voters a lot of the time.
Is he a coward or just a small time polly, working the numbers.
It’s really up to you to decide
What interests me is that he wants to live a life attached to the rate-payers nipple, sucking everything he can out of us. Such lofty ambitions to reach these dizzying heights and share the company of Lobo and Pilling is very interesting.
One has to wonder what else is in it for this man?
I’m not sure that spying on peoples IP Address (which is not that specific as to ID one’s personal computer is that worthy also.(MODERATORS: sentence deleted)
September 12, 2016 at 5:55 PM
“we present the above because it is election time and because we believe that when we elect individuals they should at the very least be people who will conduct themselves with integrity, honesty and a desire to work for the community.”
You present this because of your bloodlust for Hyams. Should we expect that you’ll be exposing all candidates by comparing IP addresses on anonymous comments to those where the candidate has identified themselves? Magee and Lobo have identified themselves in many comments (and possibly many times they haven’t)
September 12, 2016 at 8:07 PM
Nothing wrong with using a real name if that’s what you want. What’s dead wrong is having a go at others and then lying when you do it yourself like Hyams has done.
September 12, 2016 at 10:15 AM
Thank you for pointing this out Glen Eira.
I’m sure he’s very embarrassed that you’ve caught him out performing this deceitful hypocritical behaviour………… And one that he coincidently and interestingly abuses everyone else for.
Anyhow I think he’s going to do the right thing and apologise to those “Weak, Insipid, Gutless, Coward” residents he’s berated for posting under the anonymous pseudonym.
But I don’t think he’s the only Councillor hiding behind the pseudonym “anonymous”.
So they get rid of public questions because the “cowards” don’t turn up, then they go and post under “anonymous”?
What role models!!!
September 12, 2016 at 11:11 AM
Good points you make. The reasons given for changing the public questions was that councillors wanted to see “who you are” according to what was put up by this site. Preach one thing and then do the exact opposite is Hyams approach to being a good councillor. He has no regard for proper governance and having a council that is open to residents. Glen Eira will be a much better place without him.
September 12, 2016 at 11:47 AM
Sorry, yes you are all correct. Will work hard on improving honesty and integrity.
September 12, 2016 at 12:12 PM
I saw the man a few months ago at a council function, he struts around like a little bantam rooster in his cheap blue suit.
He’s not the only one up there with identity problems, thinking of Pilling the cum Green cum rank conservative
September 12, 2016 at 12:20 PM
Jamie, have a break for a while, you certainly need it.
September 12, 2016 at 1:12 PM
Hyams, with his self proclaimed planning expertise, has been in Council way too long ie. 10 years too long.
In that time he has become entrenched in a Councillor culture, which he helped develop, that involves secrecy and self-preservation rather than openness and representing residents. So attuned is he to this culture that he is blind to how totally out of step he is with residents.
He drove through, and totally f*cked up, the zone imposition (without any community consultation) just to claim the glory of being first to implement the zones. Since then despite continuous and significant outcries from residents, he steadfastly refuses to acknowledge that the zone imposition has had a major adverse impact across the municipality.
While he’s busy being the chief “blame VCAT” protagonist, VCAT is lodging (and substantiating) complaints re Glen Eira’s substandard town planning to the Planning Minister. Which is part of the reasons why the Minister ordered the recent planning scheme review. Another reason being residents, bypassing the likes of Hyams and directly lodging complaints with the Minister.
Planning issues have hit the fan big time and poor town planning takes years to reverse.
After 10 years, Glen Eira simply cannot afford another 4 years of Hyams.
September 12, 2016 at 3:54 PM
The proper antidote to this toxic environment is a total clean out of all presiding councillors and senior staff.
September 12, 2016 at 4:37 PM
I think that is a fair summation of this poor man.
He is also Southwicks lackey as it was Southwick that wanted Glen Eira to be first with the new planning scheme to please Matthew Guy.
Hyam’s being what he is just rolled over to please the master. But putting all this aside, we have seen enough of this bantam rooster.
September 12, 2016 at 5:09 PM
His full time job is dissembling so no one should be surprised.
September 12, 2016 at 5:40 PM
Resign Hyams and that might save a scrap of your integrity
September 12, 2016 at 9:31 PM
Councillor Hyams your integrity is ZERO after this hypocritical act, you are pathetic and you should resign, didn’t you get sacked in about 2005?
Residents deserve councillors who are honest and act with integrity.
September 13, 2016 at 9:07 AM
I wish this were true, but in the end resident get what they deserve
September 13, 2016 at 9:49 AM
Councillors like Hyams, Pilling, Lipshutz, Esakoff et al trade on either residents apathy or indifference. Which, sadly, is widespread.
September 13, 2016 at 11:51 AM
That’s right, it more of a lottery than an election
September 13, 2016 at 11:39 AM
I recognise that politics is a dirty power game. The level that some stoop to is what’s important. Hyams is well and truly below the acceptable. There have been too many incidents to rationalise them as a slip of the tongue or a poor decision. They are now the norm for him I’d say. Rudeness to residents and other councillors is one thing. Turning around and lying about them is another thing. Far less crimes have ended up before a conduct panel. I think that should happen here.
September 13, 2016 at 11:54 AM
Hyam’s is a bully boy, Lobo will attest to this
September 13, 2016 at 12:56 PM
Has anyone seen his leaflets which were distributed last week? Check why he writes someone else authorising his leaflet from Jasper Road, Bentleigh
Why has he been doing that?
September 13, 2016 at 1:12 PM
Many candidates have others endorsing/authorising their nominations. In Hyams’ case this is an ex Liberal legislative council MP.
September 13, 2016 at 1:32 PM
Does he actually live in the ward he is supposedly representing?
September 13, 2016 at 1:36 PM
There is no legal obligation to do so.
September 13, 2016 at 2:47 PM
But then, it is easy to destroy suburbs like East Bentleigh and live somewhere else. How does that work? Too many lies all the times
September 13, 2016 at 2:44 PM
There’s a bloke standing in Camden Ward does not even live in the City of Glen Eira. He must be a landlord or property owners.
September 13, 2016 at 4:11 PM
Grapevine has it that the Liberals have declined to support Hyams
That’s why it’s an ex Lib MP authorising Hyams’s flyer.
September 13, 2016 at 4:13 PM
The same individual ‘authorised’ Hyams in 2012.
September 13, 2016 at 8:40 PM
As opposed to Lobo who does not have his material authorised at all.
September 13, 2016 at 9:44 PM
He is breaking the law and may be disqualified from running if he continues.
September 13, 2016 at 5:46 PM
Has anyone else informed the ex lib MP on Jasper Road about the nasty behaviour of the man in blue. For all that, he may not know.
September 13, 2016 at 8:29 PM
Correction Glen Eira – The same individual’s name was used in 2004, 2008, 2012 and now in 2016. Every step has been (DELETE: rest of sentence deleted)
September 13, 2016 at 9:46 PM
There was no election in 2004,
September 20, 2016 at 8:05 PM
Hyams writes “‘If you’re not on Council to help residents and ratepayers, then what are you there for?'” I have tried to get a straight answer from him as to why he is there, because his stalling (for many years) of any planning scheme implementation/review is clearly against the wishes of the ratepayers. I personally believe there is a real underhanded reason for his actions, but I can only sit on my suspicions. Good on the Minister for insisting that this council get a planning scheme under way. Jamie and others will try to take the credit for instigating this planning review, but make no mistake,.. If the Minister didn’t step in, we would have no change to the continuation of inappropriate development in Glen Eira in favour of Developers. Jamie must go along with his mates. Time for a new start.