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Hepburn Shire Council, 10 November 2026

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Decisions

  1. Hepburn Shire elects Pat Hockey as deputy mayor for one year

    Cr Pat Hockey was the only nominee and was duly elected. Cr Don Henderson moved the one-year term motion, seconded by Cr Pat Hockey; all six councillors voted for it.

    Carried p. 9 of the official minutes (opens the PDF)

  2. Hepburn Shire appoints councillors to committees and external bodies

    Cr Lesley Hewitt was appointed Municipal Association of Victoria delegate and Cr Pat Hockey substitute for 2027. Cr Tony Clark and Cr Shirley Cornish were appointed to the Audit and Risk Committee for 2027, with Cr Pat Hockey as substitute; Cr Brian Hood’s appointment was lost. Other appointments include Cr Don Henderson to the Victorian Goldfields World Heritage listing and the Mayor to the Greater Ballarat Alliance of Councils.

    Carried p. 14 of the official minutes (opens the PDF)

Other notable items

  • Shirley Cornish was elected Mayor for a one-year term, and Pat Hockey was elected Deputy Mayor for one year.
  • Councillors were appointed to the Audit and Risk Committee, with Brian Hood’s appointment motion lost.
21 pages of minutesdecisions from pp. 9, 14