Hepburn Shire Council, 28 October 2025
CheckedDecisions
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Adopt Road Management Plan 2025–2029 and update road registers
Council adopted the plan and authorised the Director of Infrastructure and Delivery to update the Public Roads and Public Paths registers.
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Adopt 2026 Council meeting schedule and confirm statutory meeting date
Ordinary meetings set for 6:00pm; statutory meeting confirmed for Tuesday 10 November 2026 at 6:00pm.
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Defer “cooler places” report to November after receiving October CEO report
October 2025 CEO report received and noted; “cooler places” report deferred to the November Council meeting.
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Note Audit and Risk Committee draft minutes and recommendations
Draft minutes of the 2 September 2025 ARC meeting received; recommendations noted (Attachment 2).
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Close meeting to public for CEO employment and remuneration item 1.1
Meeting closed to public from 7:02pm to consider CEO employment and remuneration committee item 1.1.
Other notable items
- Community raised concerns about weed spraying on Old Ballarat Road, Daylesford.
- Facebook livestream recording loss led to YouTube reuploads; recordings saved to Council’s system.
- Debate occurred on consultation for Daylesford Structure Plan changes.
Tech & Innovation Notes
- Meetings live streamed via YouTube and promoted via Council’s website and Facebook.
- Council’s document management system used to store downloaded meeting recordings.
- Road Management Plan includes publishing the plan and statutory notifications on Council’s website.