Close Menu
  • Bayside News Home
  • News
  • Sport
  • Entertainment
  • Local History
  • Contact Us
  • Advertise With Us
  • About Us
  • Read Our Newspapers Online
    • Read the Latest Western Port News
    • Read the Latest Mornington News
    • Read the Latest Southern Peninsula News
    • Read the Latest Frankston Times
    • Read the Latest Chelsea Mordialloc Mentone News
Facebook X (Twitter) Instagram
Tuesday, July 8
Facebook X (Twitter)
Bayside News
  • Home
  • News
  • Sport
  • Entertainment
  • Local History
  • Contact Us
  • Advertise With Us
  • About Us
  • Subscribe
  • Police investigate Bonbeach collision
Breaking News
Bayside News
Home»News»Councillor appealing $205,000 defamation ruling
News

Councillor appealing $205,000 defamation ruling

Brodie CowburnBy Brodie Cowburn1 February 2023Updated:18 July 2024No Comments2 Mins Read
Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIn Tumblr Email
Share
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Email

A KINGSTON councillor is appealing a defamation ruling made against him last year.

In September 2022, Councillor Cameron Howe was ordered to pay property developer Sam Zuchowski $205,000. The ruling was made over comments made by third parties on Howe’s Carrum and Patterson Lakes Forum Facebook page.

Howe is applying to the Supreme Court of Victoria for leave to appeal the defamation ruling.

Sam Zuchowski is the managing director of Cavendish, which oversees development of the Patterson Lakes marina precinct. The Victorian County Court assessed ten publications during the defamation hearing last year – some of the comments questioned Zuchowski’s character and the integrity of decisions made within the Endeavour Cove precinct (“Councillor ordered to pay over Facebook comments” The News 12/10/22). The comments were not made by Howe himself, but were made on the Facebook page that he administered.

In addition to appealing the defamation ruling, Howe is calling for social media defamation laws in Australia to be reformed. “Social media defamation reform is overdue, particularly on the question of liability for third party comments on Facebook, and our appeal impacting everyday Australians is of national interest,” he said.

“Our appeal also allows media companies involved in the original High Court verdict to reload again, should they wish to participate in a potential historical turning point.”

Last year Howe also sued Amber Zuchowski over comments made as the development manager of Cavendish at a Kingston Council meeting. He was awarded damages of $15,000 against Cavendish, with Amber Zuchowski jointly liable for $10,000.

First published in the Chelsea Mordialloc Mentone News – 1 February 2023

Share. Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIn Tumblr Email
Brodie Cowburn
Brodie Cowburn

Related Posts

Tree milestone met

4 July 2025

Advocates celebrate abuse law change

3 July 2025

More money for emergency relief

3 July 2025
Leave A Reply Cancel Reply

Peninsula Essence Magazine

Click Here to Read

1 July 2025
Peninsula Kids Magazine

Click Here to Read

3 June 2025
Property of the Week

34 Pine Hill Drive, Frankston

21 March 2025
Council Watch

Council considers LGBTQIA+ initiatives

11 June 2025

New conditions applied to grants

4 June 2025
100 Years Ago this Week

Baxter – On The ‘Wallaby’ with a walking group

1 July 2025
Interviews

Writing racecourse history

6 February 2024
Contact

Street: 1/15 Wallis Drive, Hastings, 3915
Mailing: PO Box 588, Hastings, 3915

Menu
  • Home
  • News
  • Sport
  • Entertainment
  • Local History
  • Contact Us
  • Advertise With Us
  • About Us
  • Subscribe
  • Police investigate Bonbeach collision
About

Established in 2006, Mornington Peninsula News Group (MPNG) is a locally owned and operated, independent media company.

MPNG publishes five weekly community newspapers: the Western Port News, Mornington News, Southern Peninsula News, Frankston Times and Chelsea Mordialloc Mentone News.

MPNG also publishes two glossy magazines: Peninsula Essence and Peninsula Kids.

Facebook X (Twitter)
© 2025 Mornington Peninsula News Group.

Type above and press Enter to search. Press Esc to cancel.