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Satisfaction with Council Sinks to...

Hepburn Shire Council's standing with its own...

A Bright future for soccer...

Hepburn United soccer players can now take...

Satisfaction with Council Sinks to a 10 Year Low

Hepburn Shire Council's standing with its own community has fallen to its lowest point in ten years, according to the 2026 Local Government Community Satisfaction Survey released today. The Council's overall performance score came in at 41 out of 100, down five points from 46 last year. To put that figure in context, the average score for comparable small rural councils across Victoria was 60, and the statewide average across all participating councils was 57. Hepburn now sits roughly 16 to 19 points adrift of the average. This is not a one-off...
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Satisfaction with Council...

Hepburn Shire Council's standing with its own community has fallen to its lowest point in ten years, according to the 2026 Local Government Community...
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A Bright future...

Hepburn United soccer players can now take their game to the next level thanks to new pitch lighting at Victoria Park in Daylesford -...
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Backlash Over Council...

Final reminder notices for rates issued by Hepburn Shire have led to a significant backlash by people who believed the letters were formal debt...
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Council to walk...

Hepburn Shire Council will be asked next Tuesday to abandon any prospect of building an indoor aquatic facility in the shire and to release...
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Setting the record...

A number of social media posts have made hostile and inaccurate claims about our story on the private prosecution of Hepburn Shire Council CEO...
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Private Prosecution Saga...

A private prosecution brought by Daylesford businessman David Penman against Hepburn Shire Council CEO Bradley Thomas and Councillor Don Henderson has encountered procedural difficulties as it moves through the Ballarat Magistrates' Court.
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The Royal Did...

Evidence at the coronial inquiry into the deadly crash in front of the Royal Hotel in November 2023 indicates that at the time...
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Living well

WINTER IN THE...

Winter is a time of renewal.  Whilst some of may be dreading the onset of a cold, wet and frosty winter, this season is critical...
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Dying Well in...

Everyone knows they will eventually die, yet death remains a taboo topic. But avoiding the discussion doesn't make death go away — it just...
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