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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Michael McGowan

Plans for ‘colossal structures’ in Hills shire area stunned ex-deputy mayor, NSW inquiry hears

General signage of NSW Parliament House
The inquiry is examining allegations aired by Liberal MP Ray Williams who claimed senior members of the party were ‘paid significant funds’ to install new councillors in order to support development applications by Toplace and Jean Nassif. Photograph: Bianca de Marchi/AAP

A former deputy mayor of a suburban Sydney council has told an inquiry examining alleged links between Liberal councillors and property developers that he felt like a “stunned mullet” after seeing plans to build “colossal structures” in the area.

Alan Haselden told the New South Wales parliamentary inquiry on Thursday that he experienced a “wow moment” during his meeting with developer Jean Nassif, the owner of developer Toplace, sometime between 2018 and 2019.

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