Tag: Hepburn Shire Council
Councils call for change
Rate caps, service gaps, ageing infrastructure and state/federal government cost shifting has impacted delivery of basic core service responsibilities in Macedon Ranges....
Road “a catastrophe waiting to happen”
Residents have aired frustration over a "lack of action" in speed reduction on Pearsons Road in Trentham East.
They...
Holistic grazing workshop open
Local landowners have the opportunity to sign up for a short course in holistic grazing management.
The course will...
New hub for Trentham
It's hosted weddings, birthdays, dances and school concerts for well over a century and now a brand new Mechanics Trentham has been...
Trentham worse off?
Hepburn switching to an unsubdivided shire later this year may end up disadvantaging smaller population centres such as Trentham, Lyonville, Bullarto, Glenlyon and Clunes.
Hood re-elected mayor of Hepburn Shire
Hepburn Shire councillors last week returned Cr Brian Hood as mayor and elected Cr Juliet Simpson as deputy mayor.
Game on for regional funds
Local shires expecting an economic boost from the 2026 Commonwealth Games now look to the Victorian Government's $2 billion spending package for...
Ward structures under review
Mount Alexander Shire Council and Hepburn Shire Council are among 39 Victorian local councils undergoing electoral structure reviews throughout 2023-24.
Storm recovery continues
One year on from devastating storms that rocked the region, Trentham Fire Brigade has received a boost to support its response efforts.
Trentham hub start
Construction of a community hub at Trentham will begin this year, with Hepburn Shire Council awarding a contract to Ballarat-based builder S...
ELECTION ON A KNIFE-EDGE
The local government election rested on a knife-edge in two of Macedon Ranges' three wards, with first preference numbers too close to call and...
Council candidates revealed
Mount Alexander will see uncontested elections for two wards in October's local government elections while Macedon Ranges has a strong field of prospective councillors...
