Multiple outlets report that text messages reviewed in connection with Ku-ring-gai Council show the Liberal MP for Wahroonga, Alister Henskens, advised the then-mayor to “get rid of” the council’s general manager, who had been in the role for 15 years. The reports describe the messages as originating from Henskens and being directed to the mayor of Ku-ring-gai during a period that preceded the later arrival of a new mayor.
The articles say the correspondence relates to calls for the general manager’s dismissal and is presented as evidence of political involvement in council staffing decisions. The reporting across outlets focuses on the content of the texts and their alleged role in prompting consideration of the general manager’s removal.
The published accounts do not indicate that the messages alone resolve whether the general manager was actually dismissed, nor do they provide additional detail on the internal council decision-making process beyond what is tied to the text exchanges.
