by Yvette Brand
Workplace culture has been blamed for undermining the productivity of Baw Baw Shire's planning department, leading to workload stress, loss of staff and inefficient processes.
These were the key findings of a review conducted by Andrew Wegener Consulting last year into the shire's planning woes and below par performance.
Until The Gazette made a Freedom of Information application, the review had remained confidential. Councillors were last year "briefed" on the review findings but councillors did not request to see the report.

While The Gazette's FOI application was granted, the shire chose to re