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Hepburn Shire Council, 28 October 2025

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Decisions

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. Note Audit and Risk Committee draft minutes and recommendations

    Draft minutes of the 2 September 2025 ARC meeting received; recommendations noted (Attachment 2).

  5. 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.
34 pages of minutesdecisions from pp. 11, 19, 22, 29, 33