Marong man ordered to pay $810,000 in defamation damages to board members and CEO of Victorian Sporting Shooters Association

Adam Holmes
Updated August 17 2018 - 5:17pm, first published 5:00pm
Karel Zegers published defamatory material using emails he set up purporting to be the Sporting Shooters Association of Australia, Victorian branch.
Karel Zegers published defamatory material using emails he set up purporting to be the Sporting Shooters Association of Australia, Victorian branch.

A MARONG man has been ordered to pay a total of $810,000 in damages to eight board members of the Victorian branch of the Sporting Shooters Association of Australia and its CEO after he defamed them in a series of emails to members.

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Adam Holmes

Adam Holmes

Journalist at The Examiner and Advocate, Tasmania

From Adelaide to south-west Victoria, Bendigo to Tasmania, I've provided in-depth stories in politics, environmental affairs, issues facing disadvantaged communities, legal affairs and much more. Contact me at adam.holmes@examiner.com.au or on Twitter at @adamholmes010

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