A former Ballarat City Council sport and recreation manager has stood down from his current position as regional manager of Bendigo Pools.
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Lukas Peter Carey, of Bendigo, is facing 42 charges from the Independent Broad-based Anti-Corruption Commission for deception offences allegedly committed while an employee of at Ballarat council.
He has since served in the role as regional manager with Bendigo Pools.
Belgravia Leisure, which is contracted to operate Bendigo Pools by the City of Greater Bendigo, confirmed Mr Carey is no longer in the role.
It comes after the City of Greater Bendigo demanded he step down from the role.
City of Greater Bendigo active and healthy communities manager Lincoln Fitzgerald said the council had made contact with Belgravia Leisure since the charges were made public on Wednesday.
“The city has advised its contractor Belgravia Leisure that the individual must be stood down pending the outcome of these charges,” he said.
“The city has advised the contractor to undertake an audit and may decide to undertake its own audit.”
The Courier previously reported IBAC has laid charges against a former City of Ballarat employee and three other people.
Mr Carey is due to appear in the Victorian Magistrates Court for filing hearing in Ballarat on December 15.
Two other people, who The Courier has chosen not to name at this time, have also been charged, and a third has charges pending filing.