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Private Prosecutions Bring Hepburn Shire...

Editorial Opinion Hepburn Shire Council has reached the...

Councillor Column – Cr Shirley...

The Hepburn Shire budget was recently endorsed by Council. It proved to be a difficult budget considering the financial pressures confronting councils across Victoria due to rising costs, limited revenue growth, rate capping, ageing infrastructure and increasing demand for services.

Private Prosecutions Bring Hepburn Shire Democracy to a Grinding Halt – Minister Must Act

Editorial Opinion Hepburn Shire Council has reached the point where it cannot function. Not because voters have withdrawn their mandate, and not because the state government has intervened, but because of a sequence of private legal actions that have forced sitting Councillors to stand down. This puts the ball squarely in the Minister for Local Government Paul Hamer's court. David Penman, the operator of a Hepburn Springs accommodation business, has previously launched private prosecutions against Councillors Don Henderson and Tony Clarke. He has now initiated further private prosecutions against Councillors Hewitt,...
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Private Prosecutions Bring...

Editorial Opinion Hepburn Shire Council has reached the point where it cannot function. Not because voters have withdrawn their mandate, and not because the state...
Editorial Committee -
Opinion

Councillor Column –...

The Hepburn Shire budget was recently endorsed by Council. It proved to be a difficult budget considering the financial pressures confronting councils across Victoria due to rising costs, limited revenue growth, rate capping, ageing infrastructure and increasing demand for services.
Shirley Cornish -
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Council CEO Resigns:...

Analysis The resignation of Hepburn Shire Council Chief Executive Officer Bradley Thomas, announced on 29 June and taking effect on Friday 21 August, brings to...
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Justice Belongs in...

Editorial Opinion Hepburn Shire is no stranger to controversy, and the past year has produced more than its share. Among the matters now before the...
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Councillor Column –...

There are currently multiple opportunities for residents to have their say on important matters related to Council and the community’s wellbeing. Trent Creek Reserve Landscape...
Brian Hood -
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Councillor Column –...

I have just return from a walking holiday in Japan where I was surprised to find that there were no public rubbish bins readily...
Lesley Hewitt -
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Councillor Column –...

As we mark National Reconciliation Week, I am reflecting on how government decisions shape people’s lives across generations, for better or worse. It is a...
Tim Drylie -
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Councillor Column: Cr...

It has been a very busy couple of months in Hepburn Shire. On Friday 15 May, in Daylesford, a rainbow flag was raised to...
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