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Pink Lady called council staffers ‘bunch of incompetent idiots’, texts aired show

By Cindy Yin

Pink Lady Angela Jones-Blayney called two Parramatta council staff members “a bunch of incompetent idiots”, the commission heard.

Text messages between Jones-Blayney and Connolly from October 2023 have just been aired at the inquiry. The pair discussed Shannon Kliendienst – who had, months earlier, applied to a position that ultimately went to Jones-Blayney – and Sheree Gover, a former group manager at the council responsible for events and festivals. Neither are accused of any wrongdoing.

Angela Jones-Blayney arriving at the ICAC offices last Monday, where she gave evidence to the inquiry.

“What makes it all worse is that Shannon and Sheree have done absolutely nothing about [the council’s festivals] and to make things worse gave her a positive performance review,” Blayney wrote, in relation to a successful festival event the council held.

“They are a bunch of incompetent idiots!”

We’re now on a morning tea break.