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Melton councillor banned over ‘Big Brother’ gibe vows to take her fight to state election

The news was delivered from the council’s head of governance via email: Melton councillor Ashleigh Vandenberg would be suspended from her position for two months, and forced to complete social media policy training over a series of “misleading” Facebook posts she made last year that brought discredit on her colleagues.

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SBy Sean Tarek Goodwin

Sean Tarek Goodwin is a reporter with ABC News in Sydney. He began his career with the ABC as a reporter in the West Australian Goldfields where he won the 2022 WA Media Award for audio news for his coverage of regional mental health. Prior to that, Sean studied and worked across economics, social enterprise and med…

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