After rising from notoriety to public office, a leading voice in the infamous fight against plans for a mosque in country Victoria has been declared bankrupt and has quit her position as a city councillor.
Julie Hoskin played a key role in the vocal, but ultimately defeated, campaign to block Bendigo’s first mosque, which drew international attention and triggered violent protests in the streets during 2014 and 2015.
She won election to the City of Greater Bendigo council in 2016, in large part thanks to her public profile.
But she has quit after a difficult two years featuring internal disputes, personal financial problems, and a fight against the sale of her home by the Sheriff’s Office.
The creditor who ultimately drove Ms Hoskin to…
