All the talk lately of the possibility of blocking traffic on Albert Street brings to mind some of the incidents in the past where streets have been altered in some way.  The first that comes to mind is Vincent Street, which up to the 1860s was blocked at Raglan Street.  Blocked is not quite right, it was just not continued.  It was stopped short by the natural ground level at this spot.  All the traffic to Hepburn was channeled up Jamison Street and connected by Richmond Street which branched off near Westwood Street and joined the road to Hepburn near to where Hepburn House is now. When...

Hepburn Shire Council has released its Draft Budget for 2026/27 for community consultation. The budget sets out how Council plans to raise and spend funds over the coming financial year. While the budget is responsible, there is absolutely no room for error. As the summary below shows, Council only has $705,000 in unrestricted cash, or less than a week’s worth of discretionary spending. This puts Council in a risky position in the short term. In particular, it will be extremely difficult for Council to fund significant unplanned events like storm damage and it will have to manage cash flow carefully. Although it is projected that there will be...

Some readers will know me from my 37 year career at Springs Medical, and it antecedents, in Daylesford and Trentham.  ‘Semi-retirement’ in February 2023 enabled...

The Australian Parliament House Artist-in-Residence program is now open for expressions of interest in Canberra. Open to visual artists over the age of 18 – it...