CEO saga at Robe’s Royal Circus

By Chris Oldfield ANOTHER acting CEO will soon be called on to fill the void at Robe District Council’s August meeting. Current acting CEO Debbie Brokenshire is unable to attend and she initially called on the director of childcare Karla Dew to cover council’s August meeting as its acting CEO. Ms Brokenshire, founder of The Governator, later reported to council’s July 12 meeting that Ms Dew was “very relieved” not to fill the role. Instead, Ms Brokenshire believed she could find someone to attend the August meeting from a list of available relief CEOs. Robe’s council offices and chamber are situated on a site known as Royal Circus, and some townsfolk believe it is aptly named with a revolving door of CEOs. Former CEO James Holyman was appointed on April 29, 2019. His appointment followed the State Ombudsman Wayne Lines finding the previous CEO Roger Sweetman guilty of misconduct in […]

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