Conflict of interest?
The front page of the Express Advocate dated 16 November 2011 indicated that "the local chamber of commerce" supported the proposed Maccas at Umina.
The Express Advocate is published by Cumberland Newspapers.
The president of the Peninsula Chamber of Commerce is also a principal of Wales and Associates.
The DA was apparently submitted by Wales and Associates on behalf of Maccas.
Cumberland Newspapers is represented on the executive committee of the Peninsula Chamber of Commerce, based on information displayed on the Chamber's web site.
Isn't there an obligation for the publisher to disclose a situation that could be deemed a conflict of interest?
Email, 17 Nov 2011
Tim Haylor, Umina