Lerwin sale process went on in secret for two years, documents reveal

Exclusive: Documents released from confidence have shed new light on a process one Murray Bridge councillor describes as “a betrayal of the community”.

Lerwin sale process went on in secret for two years, documents reveal
Mayor Wayne Thorley and councillors meet in November 2023, the same month a Murray Bridge council committee was tasked with deciding whether to sell the Lerwin Nursing Home. Photo: Peri Strathearn.

Two years of secrecy led to the Murray Bridge council’s decision to sell the Lerwin Nursing Home, according to council documents newly released from confidence.

The meeting minutes, released to Murray Bridge News after the sale was announced last month, revealed that: