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Dean Fire Forces Evacuations

Hot weather and windy conditions earlier this week fanned a bushfire between Dean and Creswick which required about 250 Forest Fire Management and CFA personnel to bring it under control worked.

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Dja Dja Wurrung Host Community Celebration of International Mountain Day

DJAARA, the Dja Dja Wurrung Clans Aboriginal Corporation, hosted a celebration of UNESCO’s International Mountain Day with a public event at Lalgambuk (Mount Franklin). Dja Dja Wurrung Group CEO Rodney Carter said the celebration of International Mountain Day was about sharing Dja Dja Wurrung Culture and vision for healthy Country with the community.  

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Heads Up for 2025 Events – Notes From the DNC

There are some great creative courses in painting and photography for parents and children over the school holidays. And don’t forget to enrol in the Grant Writing Training Session on Tuesday, January 21. Note that The DNC will be closed from Friday December 20, 2024, until Monday, January 13, 2025.

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Highland Gathering Raises the Bar

Highland Cattle, Rough Collies and the return of the Highland Heavy Games (hammer thrown, caber tossing and weight over bar) along with the regular competitions for Pipe Bands and Scottish Highland Dancers, all made for an outstandingly successful 73rd Daylesford Highland Gathering on 7th December 2024.

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Funding for Local Sports Clubs

Five local sporting clubs will benefit from funding recently announced under the Sporting Club Grants Program. The Sporting Club Grants Program has provided more than $18 million to community sport and recreation clubs across the state over the past decade.

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Council Condemns Antisocial Behaviour

Hepburn Shire Council is deeply concerned about some recent acts of antisocial behaviour around the Shire. Council encourages anyone who is affected by these recent incidents to reach out to medical professionals for support.

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Wills Square – An Accident Waiting to Happen

A serious accident at Wills Square near the corner of Camp St and Howe St, Daylesford, caused traffic disruptions earlier this week but did not result in serious injury. A better traffic management strategy is urgently needed for the intersection.

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