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City of Ballarat continues to spend large sums sending councillors overseas

Caleb Cluff
Updated April 14 2021 - 11:44pm, first published October 1 2020 - 5:00am
Defence: Cr Samantha McIntosh says the $26,498 costs incurred overseas are a valid part of her work promoting Ballarat. Cr Ben Taylor incurred $1613.72 expenses studying parking in NZ; Cr Jim Rinaldi $726.32 while in Japan. Picture: Lachlan Bence.
Defence: Cr Samantha McIntosh says the $26,498 costs incurred overseas are a valid part of her work promoting Ballarat. Cr Ben Taylor incurred $1613.72 expenses studying parking in NZ; Cr Jim Rinaldi $726.32 while in Japan. Picture: Lachlan Bence.

Cities as far-flung as Krakow in Poland, Bath in England, Bursa in Turkey, Auckland in New Zealand, Vienna in Austria, Kyoto in Japan, and Paris have received visits from City of Ballarat representatives in the past four years, all at ratepayer expense.

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Caleb Cluff

Caleb Cluff

Senior Journalist, The Courier

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