He later backtracked those comments and said he planned to remain as Collingwood president until the end of the year. But the pressure became too great, leading to his immediate resignation.
At his final press conference, McGuire said he had become a âlightning rod for vitriolâ and that the club needed clear air to move forward.
Former long-time Western Bulldogs president Peter Gordon said McGuire had made âfar and awayâ the most important contribution to the game of any club president in the gameâs history.
âIn addition to that heâs always shown leadership to the competition as a whole,â he said.
Despite the bad news on Thursday, Ms Hunt said there was a bit of optimism in the air that things would improve in 2021. I don t think 2020 was the best year we ve had, she said. I m glad to see the end of it and just looking forward to 2021 – fingers crossed.
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Pellegrini s owner David Malaspina said the Street Eats initiative was a big hit, with tables booked out through the night. I ve got happy people on New Year s Eve, so it s actually great so far, he said Most people know there are no fireworks, it s a bit of a downer. But everyone s happy, everyone s smiling, having a great time.
Our e-bikes have been designed to counter theft and vandalism and, weighing just over 30 kilograms each, they are also difficult to move and vandalise without booking through the app, she said. We have seen seen minimal vandalism since we started operating. We will take action against anyone disrespecting our bikes.
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Carlton North man Jeremy Pereira took one of the bikes for a ride in Brunswick on Tuesday with his partner, Gianna Donnini. We thought they were very cool actually, we ve been wanting to ride them for a while, he said.
There are 400 Lime share bikes on Melbourne s streets.
Credit:Eddie Jim
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Celebrity agent Ralph Carr, the manager of star footballer Dustin Martin, is facing a defamation lawsuit after he tweeted allegations of corruption over the state government s bungled hotel quarantine program.
Henry Pinskier, a former vice-president of the Victorian Labor Party, filed a statement of claim in the Supreme Court last week over online remarks by Mr Carr about his connections to the Andrews government.
Celebrity agent Ralph Carr.
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Dr Pinskier is a director of a company that provided doctors who gave medical care to international arrivals and oversaw testing as part of the initial hotel quarantine program.
Churchâs appeal loss paves way for abuse survivors to sue
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The Catholic Church has failed in its appeal over a compensation payout to a sexual abuse survivor, and now faces the prospect of being sued by hundreds of other victims who received meagre payments in exchange for their silence.
A former altar boy known as WCB was in 1996 paid $32,500 by the church after he was repeatedly abused by Warragul priest Daniel Hourigan between 1977 and 1980.