The Daylesford Indoor Aquatic Center advocacy group (DIAC) is both pleased and disappointed with the Draft Aquatic Strategy document recently received by Council. The Strategy, which cost $80,000, makes recommendations for further consultancies totalling between $240,000 and $390,000 and expenditure of $5.7 million to $7.7 million on OH&S compliance and pool upgrades.
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There has been an unusually large number of power disruptions in the local area in recent months. Some of these outages have been due to extreme weather events during the past 12 months but others may be a result of animals, vegetation or newly installed safety equipment. Nevertheless, customers are entitled to compensation.
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A Victorian Government grant of $134,000 is helping to make Hepburn Shire an innovation hub supporting a new facility which connects the community, schools, local producers, and business while creating new jobs. Sustainable Healthy Integrated Food Towns (SHIFT) is a social enterprise which aims to create a healthy food system to provide healthy lunches for community facilities such as early childhood centres, schools and businesses.
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Claire Culley, Chief Executive Officer for The Otis Foundation will be the guest speaker at the Heather Mutimer Women’s Honour Roll event. The event, to celebrate International Women’s Day will be held at the Daylesford Town Hall on March 8.
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The Minister for Planning has now approved the Hepburn Shire C80hepb Planning Scheme Amendment. The amendment builds on the significant work done by Council and the community over the past three years and strengthens its current positions on appropriate development within the Shire.
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