The Creighton Report

Wagga Wagga Report
1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Creighton Group has been engaged by Levitt Robinson Solicitors to conduct an investigation
into reasons that some Wagga Wagga City Councillors may have in failing to approve
precautionary measures to protect the North Wagga Wagga precinct from flooding. This is
while they have favoured other zones in Wagga Wagga.
We make no conclusions to the North Wagga Wagga issue. However our investigation has
looked into the business dealings of sitting councillors by way of examining their respective
pecuniary interest returns, conduct at council meetings, and their respective company
holdings, associations and relationships.
Councillor Kendall Pecuniary Interest and Other Matters
Investigation of Councillor Kendall’s Returns dating back to 2009/10 found:
• 17 counts of undeclared positions and interests;
• 16 counts of mischaracterising a company’s principal objects of corporation (in which he
held a position or interest);
• 7 counts of incorrectly describing his interests in a company; and
• 1 count of incorrectly declaring that he was not a property developer or a close associate
of a corporation that is a property developer (this declaration was introduced in 2018).
Councillor Kendall also appears to have failed on 13 occasions between 2011 and 2018 to
declare a conflict of interest he may have had at council and regional planning panel
meetings which concerned the council or regional planning panels. 1
Councillor Kendall Corporate Holdings and Interests
Councillor Kendall also has (and has had) an extensive number of corporate holdings. He
presently holds positions and interests in nine companies. One of these can be described
to operate as a property developer. Another company he had an interest in, Boorooma
Estate Pty Ltd, recently was recently deregistered after it completed its role to develop a
101-lot residential subdivision at 139-151 Farrer Road, Boorooma, known as Boorooma
Estate. and development at Boorooma Estate. The company had as its directors,
developers Garry Cox and Michael Bodel along with John Bittar from Hore & Davies Real
Estate.
His most prominent (and direct) business relationships and associations are with Robert and
Thomas Davies, both of whom were directors and shareholders of Hore & Davies Real
Estate Pty Ltd and Wollundry Investments Pty Ltd; John Bittar and Susana Alleva, both of
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No findings have been made whether Councillor Kendall has breached any law, rule or policy. To consider
this, it is necessary to afford procedural fairness to Councillor Kendall by putting these issues to him and
allowing him to make submissions. Whether any of the issues in this report have been dealt with by Council
or other governmental or regulatory bodies is unknown.
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