“Victorians expect councils to maintain high standards and these monitors will work to restore the Wyndham community’s confidence in their councillors."

Councillors noted that a newly formed “West Party” had been actively campaigning against Singh, suggesting the issue was being amplified for political gain.

“The events of recent weeks… have caused profound harm not only to me personally, but to my family — and most painfully, to my daughters,”

“It was a difficult situation for me, as a man with two kids — one nine-year-old and another six-year-old — telling me if I don’t give letters, he may kill himself,”

Wyndham City Council Mayor Josh Gilligan has been suspended from office for one month after an independent arbiter found he engaged in misconduct over a Facebook post targeting former mayor Kim McAliney.

Cr Singh represents the Bemin Ward, which covers parts of Truganina and Laverton North.