Sustainable Hepburn – Have your say
Published on 02 February 2022
What does the community love about Hepburn Shire’s natural environment and what do they want to protect and improve for future generations? We treasure where we live, our landscapes, community and lifestyle.
Mayor, Cr Tim Drylie, said that together we can make a world of difference if we reduce our impact on the environment and ecosystems, advocate for more sustainable and regenerative processes and make meaningful changes to adapt to a changing climate.
“The benefits of acting now reach far beyond lifestyle choices. The sooner we take action the better chance we have at survival as a species long term and to keep our biodiverse systems from collapsing. There are many opportunities at a local level to engage and be the change. One thing we can do is to help our local economy to become more circular – by reusing waste in innovative ways and designing out fossil fuel heavy processes,” said Cr Drylie.
Sustainable Hepburn will be Hepburn Shire Council’s new environmental sustainability strategy acknowledging the interconnections between emissions reduction, the natural environment, waste and climate resilience. It will include detailed action plans for the following strategic themes:
• Beyond zero emissions
• Natural environment and biodiversity
• Low waste
• Climate and water resilience
“We are committed to developing this with the community and have convened a Community Reference Group of 25 community members who will work together on developing Sustainable Hepburn during February and March 2022.” “We value the community vision for a Sustainable Hepburn, including their needs and priorities and there are multiple options for input,” said Cr Drylie.
The Sustainable Hepburn | Participate Hepburn website provides three interactive activities: a community survey, a map for you to indicate your favourite local places and space for you to suggest sustainability actions you would like to see implemented across the Shire. These activities have been available since December and close next Monday 7 February 2022.
The sustainability team from Hepburn Shire Council will be available to discuss Sustainable Hepburn with the community in person, over the next two weeks at four locations across the Shire. There will be activities for the community to have their say so ideas can be taken to the Community Reference Group as they deliberate on the strategy’s development.
We look forward to updating our commitment to environmental sustainability, which was one of our pledges to the community as part of the Hepburn Together, Community Vision project during 2021.
Thursday 3 February, 2pm-5pm
Creswick (outside the Creswick Hub, 68 Albert Street) Saturday
5 February, 10am-1pm
Clunes (outside the Warehouse - Clunes, 36 Fraser Street)
Saturday 5 February, 10am-1pm
Trentham (Town Square, High Street)
Monday 7 February, 2:30pm-5:30pm
Daylesford (outside the Daylesford Library, cnr Bridport and Albert Streets)
Wednesday 9 February, 2:30pm-5:30pm
Trentham (Town Square, High Street)
Friday 11 February, 1pm-4pm
Clunes (outside the Warehouse - Clunes, 36 Fraser Street
Saturday 12 February, 9am-12noon
Creswick (outside the Creswick Hub, 68 Albert Street)
Saturday 12 February, 10am-1pm
Daylesford (outside the Daylesford Library, cnr Bridport and Albert Streets)