Mayor and Councillors
Left to right - Cr Don Henderson, Cr Brian Hood, Cr Lesley Hewitt, Cr Tim Drylie, Cr Tony Clark with Timmy, Cr Shirley Cornish, Cr Pat Hockey
Hepburn Shire Council has seven Councillors elected every four years by the community to represent them on local public issues.
Every year Councillors elect a Mayor and Deputy Mayor to serve for 12 months.
Inviting the Mayor and Councillors to events
Councillor Tony Clark (Mayor)
Email: tclark@hepburn.vic.gov.au
Phone: 0484 906 747
Cr Tony Clark was elected to represent the Shire in the 2024 Local Government Elections.
Councillors voted to elect Cr Clark as Mayor on 18 November 2025.
Cr Clark represents Council on the following committees and external bodies:
- Reconciliation Action Plan Advisory Committee
- Audit and Risk Committee
- Creswick Theatre Company Incorporated
- Lingbogol Camp Area – Creswick
Councillor Shirley Cornish (Deputy Mayor)
Email: scornish@hepburn.vic.gov.au
Phone: 0458 961 949
Cr Shirley Cornish was elected to represent the Shire in the 2024 Local Government Elections.
Councillors voted to elect Cr Cornish as Deputy Mayor on 18 November 2025.
Cr Cornish represents Council on the following committees and external bodies:
- Municipal Association of Victoria (alternative representative)
- Glenlyon Recreation Reserve Community Pavilion Project Advisory Group
- Glenlyon Progress Association and Shire Hall
Councillor Tim Drylie
Email: tdrylie@hepburn.vic.gov.au
Phone: 0427 503 258
Cr Tim Drylie was elected to represent the Shire in the 2024 Local Government Elections.
Cr Drylie represents Council on the following committees and external bodies:
- Municipal Association of Victoria
- Z-NET Community Roundtable
Councillor Don Henderson
Email: dhenderson@hepburn.vic.gov.au
Phone: 0427 559 684
Cr Don Henderson was elected to represent the Shire in the 2024 Local Government Elections.
Cr Henderson represents Council on the following committees and external bodies:
- World Heritage Listing of the Victorian Goldfields Region Committee
- Dean Recreation Reserve and Tennis Courts Community Asset Committee
Councillor Lesley Hewitt
Email: lhewitt@hepburn.vic.gov.au
Phone: 0408 793 941
Cr Lesley Hewitt was elected to represent the Shire in the 2024 Local Government Elections.
Cr Hewitt represents Council on the following committees and external bodies:
- Clydesdale Public Hall Reserve Committee Incorporated
- Cornish Hill Committee of Management Incorporated
- Daylesford Trotting Track Reserve Committee Incorporated
- Daylesford Museum Reserve Committee of Management Incorporated
- Franklinford Community Purposes Reserve
- Glenlyon Recreation Reserve Community Asset Committee
- Hepburn Recreation Reserve Committee of Management Incorporated
- Leonards Hill Mechanics Institute and Free Library Committee of Management Incorporated
Councillor Pat Hockey
Email: phockey@hepburn.vic.gov.au
Phone: 0484 637 016
Cr Pat Hockey was elected to represent the Shire in the 2024 Local Government Elections.
Cr Hockey represents Council on the following committees and external bodies:
- Campbelltown Recreation and Public Hall Reserve Committee of Management Incorporated
- Clunes Former Free Lending Library Committee Incorporated
- Clunes Neighbourhood House Incorporated (Alliance Street, Clunes
- Creswick Museum Community Asset Committee
- Drummond Hall Community Asset Committee
- Lee Medlyn Home of Bottles Community Asset Committee
- Ullina Reserve and Recreation Park Management Committee Incorporated
- Upper Loddon and Avoca Landcare Network Incorporated (Creswick Creek, Clunes)
Councillor Brian Hood
Email: bhood@hepburn.vic.gov.au
Phone: 0427 797 151
Cr Brian Hood was elected to represent the Shire in the 2024 Local Government Elections.
Cr Hood represents Council on the following committees and external bodies:
- Audit and Risk Committee
- Bullarto Public Hall Committee Incorporated
- Lyonville Hall Community Asset Committee
- Newbury Public Hall and Recreation Reserve Committee Incorporated
- Trentham and District Historical Society Incorporated
- Trentham Public Purpose Reserves Committee of Management Incorporated
- Trentham Quarry Street Reserve Committee Incorporated
- Trentham Sports Ground Reserve Committee of Management Incorporated
Previous Councillors and Mayors of the Shire
Council was established by Order of the Governor in Council on 19 January 1995, which mandated the amalgamation of several smaller shires into one large municipality.
The following document contains a list of the various local government areas amalgamated into Hepburn Shire Council, as well as the Councillors, Mayors and Chairpersons of each historical area.
This document was a collaboration between Council and the following local organisations: Daylesford and District Historical Society, Glenlyon Progress Association, and the Creswick Museum Committee. Please note that this is a working document and will be updated as new information is received. To add or amend information in this document, please email Council at shire@hepburn.vic.gov.au
Councillor and Mayoral Archives 1858 to 2025 - Hepburn Shire Council and Previous Municipalities(PDF, 512KB)