Council staff threatened in ‘hoax’ email

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Staff at WA’s City of Rockingham have reportedly been threatened with serious harm in a menacing ‘hoax’ email.

WA Minister for Local Government, John Carey

According to The West Australian, the threatening email was sent last week, and has been referred to police for investigation.

WA’s Local Government Minister John Carey says such threats will never be tolerated, and there have been calls for legislative changes to remove the requirement for councillors and candidates to publish their residential address.