About Council
About Council
Hepburn Shire was created in January 1995 by the amalgamation of the former Shires of Creswick, Daylesford and Glenlyon, the Clunes portion of the Shire of Talbot and Clunes and the Trentham portion of the Shire of Kyneton.
Hepburn Shire is located in the Central Highlands region of Victoria, about 110 kilometres north-west of Melbourne. It is bounded by Central Goldfields and Mount Alexander Shires in the north, Macedon Ranges Shire in the east, Moorabool Shire in the south, and the City of Ballarat and Pyrenees Shire in the west.
How Council Works
Council consists of an elected arm (councillors who are democratically elected by the community) and an operational arm (council staff).
In broad terms an elected council sets the overall direction for the municipality through long-term planning. It adopts a strategic view of the future it wishes to achieve for its community and makes plans and policies to achieve this. A council then tracks the progress of its activities through its monitoring and reporting processes.
The operational or administrative arm is responsible for implementing council decisions. Council officers also provide advice and expertise that help a council to form policy decisions, and they deliver services, and implement and manage systems. For all these functions, they are accountable to the council through the chief executive officer.
Governing Policies
Governing Policy is the direction from Council as to its intentions in terms of governance and is set by and authorised by Council. Policy at this level is directional in nature and provides the Chief Executive Officer with a framework allowing management to make decisions within policy guidelines. Council has adopted a number of Governing Policies available at https://www.hepburn.vic.gov.au/governing-policies/
Find out about our waste services
What is an organics bin?
Your organics bin will have a lime-green lid and will be suitable for food scraps and garden materials, such as weeds, prunings and more. The collected organics will be turned into compost.
When will the Clunes organics bin service start?
Delivery of your lime-green lid bin will occur in early March 2021 and the service will start on
Monday 22 March 2021.
Is there a cost?
For the duration of the trial the Clunes community will receive the organics service free of charge.
After the trial, if the service continues, the ongoing cost will be determined, and any extra charges would be added to rates.
Contact Information
In Person
123 Fake Street,
Fakeville, Melbourne 3000