Financial Vision

Council is working on its Financial Vision, and we want to hear from you 💭💡 We want to build our financial roadmap together, so why not attend one of our community drop-in sessions across the Shire or have your say between 1 and 17 July on Participate Hepburn.

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Council 2024/2025 Budget adopted

Published on 25 June 2024

Victorian councils, and in particular Hepburn Shire, have been adversely impacted financially by a sub-CPI rate cap environment, increased costs due to inflation, natural disasters including storms and floods, increasing community and government expectations and limited alternate income streams.

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Council releases tough 2024-25 draft Budget for community feedback

Published on 28 May 2024

Council has endorsed the release of its draft 2024-25 Budget for public exhibition and community feedback.

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Special Meeting of Council - Tuesday 28 May 2024

Published on 22 May 2024

Notice is hereby given that a Special Meeting of Council will be held on Tuesday 28 May 2024 commencing at 1:30pm. The proposed business to be transacted at this meeting will be for Council to consider release of the Draft Budget 2024/2025 for Public Exhibition.

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Draft Township Structure Plans and Rural Hepburn released

Published on 30 April 2024

In a significant move forward for the Future Hepburn project, Council has endorsed the release of draft Township Structure Plans (for Clunes, Creswick, Daylesford and Hepburn Springs, Glenlyon and Trentham) and Rural Hepburn: Agricultural Land & Rural Settlement Strategy to be open for feedback throughout a comprehensive six-week community and stakeholder engagement period.

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Policies adopted to govern management of Council properties

Published on 20 December 2023

At last night’s meeting, Hepburn Shire Council adopted the Leases and Licences Policy and Disposal and Acquisition of Land Policy.

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Council motion

Published on 15 November 2023

Council resolved a motion at its Statutory Meeting last night to acknowledge the incident that occurred on Sunday 5 November in Daylesford and extended condolences to the family and friends of the five people who tragically lost their lives.

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Big year of delivery for Council

Published on 20 October 2023

Hepburn Shire Council has outlined its highlights, achievements and challenges for the last financial year, with the release of its 2022/23 Annual Report.

Statement from Hepburn Shire Council - Referendum

Published on 20 October 2023

At its meeting of 17 October, Council unanimously resolved to reaffirm its unwavering commitment to reconciliation. Having previously adopted a positive position on the Voice referendum Council acknowledged that the failure to alter the Australian Constitution to recognise the First Peoples of Australia is a lost opportunity to set things right.

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Annual Financial Statements and Performance Statement released

Published on 20 September 2023

Council received and adopted its annual financial statements and performance statement for 2022/23 at its ordinary meeting last night.

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Townships to receive weekly FOGO collection early 2024