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Major milestone for Future Hepburn project

Published on 24 April 2024

The Future Hepburn project reaches a significant milestone next week with a Special Meeting of Council being held requesting Council to endorse five Township Structure Plans and the Rural Hepburn strategy for a comprehensive six-week community and stakeholder consultation period.

Tagged as: , Business & Economy, Community, Environment, Projects, Strategies and plans, Sustainability

Grants funding policy adopted

Published on 17 April 2024

Hepburn Shire Council last night adopted a revised Grants Funding Policy to guide its delivery of all current and future grant making programs.

Tagged as: , Arts & Culture, Business & Economy, Community, Environment, Grants, Health & Lifestyle, Projects, Strategies and plans

Waste management changes commence

Published on 08 April 2024

The new food and garden organics bin collection, along with a glass and food drop off initiative at transfer stations at Hepburn Shire, will divert tonnes of waste from landfill and deliver better waste management outcomes.

Tagged as: , Community, Environment, Projects, Sustainability

Toolkit to help businesses become more ‘circular’

Published on 20 March 2024

Hepburn Shire Council has launched its Circular Hepburn Toolkit for Business and Beyond, a guide to help local businesses to reduce costs, reduce their impact on the environment and boost the circular economy.

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Countdown to bin collection changes

Published on 13 March 2024

It’s less than one month before changes commence to kerbside bin collections for township residents in Hepburn Shire. A new weekly food and garden organics kerbside collection will be introduced for townships, with general rubbish/landfill collection moving to fortnightly.

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Sustainable Hepburn Day Out to showcase our Shire’s climate action

Published on 15 February 2024

Hepburn Shire Council will once again host a Sustainable Hepburn Day Out, a celebration of all the efforts undertaken in our community to address climate action, biodiversity and circular economy.

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Kerbside food and garden organics collection to start in April

Published on 31 January 2024

Kerbside bin collection is set to change in townships in Hepburn Shire with the introduction of a weekly food and garden organics service (also called FOGO) from Monday 8 April 2024.

Tagged as: , Community, Environment, Public notice, Sustainability

Calling for Nature Stewards in Hepburn Shire

Published on 15 January 2024

Council is calling for interested local residents passionate about the environment and keen to learn more about nature to get involved in the Nature Stewards program.

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Workshop to support farmers with flood mitigation measures

Published on 15 January 2024

Council is hosting a workshop to help farmers work on strategies to deal with extreme weather events.

Tagged as: , Business & Economy, Community, Community Safety, Emergencies, Environment, Events & Activities, Recovery

Avoiding mosquitos

Published on 11 January 2024

Warm and wet weather can mean more mosquitos biting and breeding, including the ones that can carry diseases that make you sick. Your only protection against mosquitoes and the diseases they can carry is to avoid mozzie bites.

Tagged as: , Community, Community Safety, Environment, Health & Lifestyle

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