Our Autumn in and around Daylesford has been fairly cool and we missed the runs of mild, sunny days that some years bring. The Bureau continues to forecast drier and warmer conditions for most of Australia for the coming months.
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The Mayor, Cr Brian Hood, raised the Aboriginal Flag at the community flagpole in Vincent Street, Daylesford, to commemorate Sorry Day. A special exhibition of Coranderrk Portraits at the Daylesford Museum will highlight Reconciliation Week.
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Kevin Welch will be playing at Palais-Hepburn on Saturday 3 June. Kevin is a highly credentialed and much-admired country/folk singer songwriter from Oklahoma, now living on the Shoalhaven Coast in New South Wales. Listen to an earlier interview on Hepburn Community Radio.
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Hepburn Shire Council has released its $59.10 million draft budget for 2023-24. The draft budget includes a record $19.56 million investment in capital works projects. Rates increases are capped at 3.5%. Waste charges will increase by 6.2%. The Draft Budget is open for comment until June 8.
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National Reconciliation Week is a time to acknowledge the painful history of Australia’s Indigenous peoples and a time for conversations to promote unity and understanding. One meaningful conversation we should have is about the name of Hepburn Shire.
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