A Pentecostal church group in Gippsland is accused of branch-stacking to 'infiltrate' local Liberal Party branches and gain influence over the party's internal direction.
abc.net.au/news/vic-liberal-party-branch-stacking-claims-city-builders-church/101388642Three days after Pentecostal pastor Brian Heath joined the Victorian Liberal Party in August 2019, he invited an international guest to address his congregation.
"Our current membership is ageing, unable to recruit younger members, and therefore leaves a door open for the sorts of things that's been happening," veteran Liberal Party member and delegate for its Gippsland East local branch, Peter Wilson, said.Mr Wilson helped get former Upper House MP Edward O'Donohue elected in 2005 and has been a stalwart campaigner for the Victorian Liberals for almost two decades.
The emails also raised concerns "that a significant number of new members were transferring in as "members at large" from other electorates. In July, Mr Heath's daughter, Renee Heath – an active church member and chiropractor – was preselected for the Liberal Party's Upper House ticket for Eastern Victoria to contest the November election.
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