Port Stephens ratepayers to help foot the bill for defamation cases

By Donna Page and Michael McGowan
Updated July 28 2017 - 9:05am, first published 7:30am
AT WAR: Port Stephens councillor Geoff Dingle was sued for defamation, over an email he wrote, by his political rivals Mayor Bruce MacKenzie and Cr Paul Le Mottee. Picture: Jonathan Carroll
AT WAR: Port Stephens councillor Geoff Dingle was sued for defamation, over an email he wrote, by his political rivals Mayor Bruce MacKenzie and Cr Paul Le Mottee. Picture: Jonathan Carroll

RATEPAYERS have been forced to pick up the bill for part of two defamation cases between Port Stephens councillors over comments made in an email.

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