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10 JUNE, 2025
A sausage roll for the ages
Whittlesea Bakehouse owner Adrian Caporetto with staff, Michael Valenti, Patrick Bloodworth and Sarah Baerken. (Damjan Janevski) 480576_01
The humble sausage roll has never tasted so sweet for Whittlesea Bakehouse, which snagged the title of Australia’s Best Sausage Roll at the SA Baking Show on May 25. The small-town bakery beat out some of the nation’s top contenders and now has its sights set on an even bigger stage. For bakery manager Adrian Caporetto and his team, the win came as both a surprise and a proud affirmation of their hard work. “It was a shock and an amazing winning feeling all at the same time,” Mr Caporetto said. “It was great to hear our name be called out as the winner.” So what makes their sausage roll the best in the country? Mr Caporetto said it all comes down to quality ingredients and a passion for the craft. “Good quality meat, together with the right amount of seasoning, great team-work, and some love,” Mr Caporetto said.
Suspended Whittlesea mayor mounts.....
Court challenge Former Whittlesea mayor Aidan McLindon will seek a Supreme Court review of the decision to suspend him from council for six months. As reported by Star Weekly, Local Government Minister Nick Staikos suspended Mr McLindon from his role as a councillor on April 16 for a period of six months amid allegations of poor conduct and intimidating behaviour. In a statement on Thursday, June 5, Mr McLindon announced that he has sought legal advice from a number of senior lawyers following his suspension. “That advice is that the Minister for Consumer Affairs and Minister for Local Government, Nick Staikos, acted unlawfully
in taking the action which led to my suspension from my position as the elected mayor of the City of Whittlesea,“ he said. “As a result of that advice, I will be applying to the Supreme Court to judicially review the actions of the minister.“ A state government spokesperson said Mr McLindon was suspended following the receipt of a report by the municipal monitors appointed to Whittlesea council and other information provided, under section 229A (1) of the Local Government Act 2020. “As the matter is expected to be subject to litigation, it would be inappropriate to comment any further,“ the spokesperson said. Mr Staikos’ decision to suspended
Mr McLindon followed a decision by Whittlesea council chief executive Craig Llyod to bar Mr McLindon from the council chambers and place restrictions on his interactions with councillors and council staff to response to alleged “intimidating” and “aggressive“ behaviour. That led to Mr McLindon gathering his supporters outside the council chamber during the March council meeting and calling for Mr Lloyd and the municipal monitors to resign. In February, Mr McLindon faced a vote of no confidence and calls for him to resign from the office of mayor from the municipality’s other councillors. The councillors also referred Mr McLindon to an internal arbitration
process over alleged breaches of the Model Councillor Code of Conduct in response to his action during his January campaign for a by-election in the state seat of Werribee. Mr Staikos has also launched a Commission of Inquiry into Whittlesea council to address potentially serious and systemic governance issues within the council and identify necessary improvements to ensure it can function effectively. The inquiry, which was launched on May 19, is being led by experience public sector leaders Prue Digby and Jim Gifford The council will continue to operate during the inquiry, with findings to be handed down in September.
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