Daylesford Community Church Pop-Up Café
The Daylesford Community Church welcomes community members to their Pop-up Café every Thursday from 10:30 am to 12:30 pm. Drop in and share in the community-building initiative.
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Tim Bach
Safe Places Homes Making Headway but Affordable Housing is Still a Huge Problem
Safe Place Homes is a small group of Hepburn Shire community members who are committed to finding workable ways to end homelessness in the Shire and to ease the burden of unaffordable housing for those who have a home but are under extreme financial pressure. In their five years of operation, they have made considerable policy progress and are close to providing physical accommodation.
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Donkey Voters Swing Council Election
The “Donkey Vote” may have played a significant role in the outcome of the recent council election. Tony Clark certainly benefited from a donkey vote and Cameron Stone may have missed out on being elected.
Read MoreCouncil Attempts to Economise with Changes to Swimming Pool Operations
Council will introduce some changes to aquatics operations in the 2024/2025 season in order to ease pressure on the council budget. Outside school holidays, the pool will open only on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Hours of operation will also be reduced.
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Four Megawatts of Rooftop Solar Added in Hepburn Shire Last Year
The most recent Z-NET electricity audit for FY2023 showed significant gains in rooftop solar across the Shire, with 4MW of new solar installed in the year, bringing the total installed solar to 20.1MW, an increase of 20% over the year.
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