An Ipswich councillor who previously served as disgraced former mayor Paul Pisasale's deputy is successful in a bid to overturn a council move to rename assets named after Pisasale and his family.
An Ipswich councillor who previously served as disgraced former mayor Paul Pisasale's deputy has been successful in a bid to overturn a council move to rename assets named after Pisasale and his family.
In December last year Ipswich City Council resolved to remove the name from Paul Pisasale Bridge in Springfield and Pisasale Drive in Yamanto, and conduct community consultation to find new ones. A council meeting today was set to decide on a new name for the assets, but instead Division 2 Councillor Paul Tully moved to leave the names as they are.Paul Pisasale Bridge at Springfield Central, west of Brisbane.
Pisasale is serving time in prison after pleading guilty to more than 30 offences including sexual assault, official corruption and fraud."We're more than two years into this term of office and this matter is still around."
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