Yarriambiack Shire Council is under investigation amid reports a social club bank account was used to fund a fishing charter, race days and shares in a racehorse.
Mr Lehmann was the works coordinator at Yarriamabiack Shire Council until December 2018, when he was made redundant.
Social club funds were raised by doing private jobs for community members, selling wood that staff were employed to clear from roadsides and on-selling beer to staff at the Hopetoun depot.
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