AN advocacy group has called on Victoria's new premier Daniel Andrews to sack the board of disability service provider Yooralla, claiming misappropriation of taxpayer funds.
UNITED Voices for People with Disabilities on Tuesday night distributed an "Open Letter to Premier Andrews" to the media.
The letter alleges excessive payments of up to $1.6 million were made to eight Yooralla senior managers, over four years, on top of their salaries.Yooralla's wages bill increased as general workforce of carers were underpaid, it also claims."We reject the Department of Human Services investigation of Yooralla, and the Yooralla investigation of itself," the open letter also states."Any adverse findings against Yooralla reflect on DHS, creating a conflict of interest."The department and Victoria's ombudsman are investigating the way abuse claims are handled within the disability support system.This was triggered by media reports Yooralla continued to employ abusive or corrupt staff despite warnings they preyed on disabled clients.Comment was being sought from the government.
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