Wilderness Society suspends Marr
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Mr Marr has been asked to respond to several claims. (AAP: Alan Porritt, file photo)
The Wilderness Society’s executive director Alec Marr has been suspended by the organisation’s new management.
Mr Marr was involved in a leadership stoush which has caused months of unrest in the conservation group.
A break away group, Save the Wilderness Society, passed a resolution to dissolve the existing committee earlier this year saying members had lost faith.
At the time Mr Marr maintained his committee was still in control.
Last week, the annual general meeting elected to replace the entire board with eight new members.
A Wilderness Society spokeswoman says the new management group had asked Mr Marr to step down but he has now been suspended for two weeks.
Mr Marr has been asked to respond to several claims and is expected to meet the new management again next week.
He has been suspended on full pay and has declined to comment.
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