Hepburn Shire resident shuts down council by laying private charges against councillors
Three more councillors at Hepburn Shire Council have been served with criminal charges by a private citizen, leaving only two councillors in office and effectively shutting down the council. Councillors Shirley Cornish, Lesley Hewitt and Pat Hockey were yesterday served with rarely-used private prosecution charges laid by businessman David Penman. Mr Penman also laid unproven…