Ballarat councillor breaches code over degrading treatment of mayor
Alfredton ward councillor Damon Saunders broke the Model Councillor Code of Conduct. He made mean and deliberately degrading comments toward mayor Tracey Hargreaves.
Why it mattersElected officials must be held accountable for how they treat female leaders. Communities are watching how councils respond to harassment.
AustraliaBallarat is also pilot testing a national gendered violence initiative called Respect Ballarat, making the council's handling of harassment particularly significant.
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