Five of Hepburn Shire Council’s seven councillors are now stood down after private prosecutions from a Hepburn Shire resident. Cr Don Henderson was stood down in March followed this month by Mayor Cr Tony Clark, then Cr Lesley Hewitt, Deputy Mayor Cr Shirley Cornish and Cr Pat Hockey. The two remaining councillors are Cr Brian […]
Throughout August, the streets of Daylesford and Hepburn Springs will come alive with spontaneous art, literary intervention and interactive moments in the lead up to Words in Winter from August 26 to 30. Through the festival’s Around the Town program, art is stepping out of traditional venues and directly into public spaces, turning everyday streets […]
When Komatsu’s Nigel Howard found out that his friend and mentor, forest industry icon Col McCulloch had been diagnosed with motor neurone disease, it didn’t take him long to realise that being frustrated couldn’t help. The best thing he could do was to get on his bike and do something useful. Next month, Nigel will […]
Janet Dore has been appointed Acting Chief Executive Officer of Hepburn Shire Council. Ms Dore served as Chief Executive Officer of the Transport Accident Commission from 2007 to 2015. She has also held senior local government roles, including General Manager at the City of Newcastle and Interim CEO at the City of Ballarat, along with […]
Macedon Ranges Shire Council is pleased to welcome Lisa Knight as its new Director Corporate, with her appointment commencing on Monday, 20 July. Ms Knight brings extensive senior local government experience, having previously held director corporate and community roles at Mount Alexander Shire Council, as well as management positions at the City of Greater Bendigo […]
Hepburn Shire Council chief executive officer Bradley Thomas served his notice on Monday, June 29. Mr Thomas started with the council in 2019 and has held the role of CEO since 2021. Mayor Cr Tony Clark thanked Mr Thomas for his leadership and contribution to the council and the Hepburn Shire community. “I want to […]
Hepburn Shire Council has partnered with mecwacare to host over 30 workshops across the shire to help people over 55 to stay healthy, independent, and connected as they age. The mecwacare Healthy Ageing Workshops are designed to support residents with practical, easy to understand information on topics that matter, from nutrition and heart health to […]
In this column, in the last edition, I wrote that Hepburn Shire Council CEO Bradley Thomas said the council was doing its best and just needed more time. That was after the Community Satisfaction Survey came out saying the council’s overall performance score was the worst in 10 years. I said I knew plenty of […]
