Hepburn Shire Council

Feb 19th, 2019

went to daylesford today... pretty good.
Feb 8th, 2018

Had a visit to your shire today, do the shops own or pay rent on the sidewalk eateries? My friend and I were ordered off the table, even though we had purchased coffee from their bakery,we had purchased food from the seafood shop and sat down to enjoy our meal. . The most petty thing I have ever experienced. Shame on these hospitality venues. Won't be coming back to Daylesford Dee
Oct 14th, 2014

HEPBURN COUNCIL SITCOM DETHRONES MONTY PYTHON In news today, Hepburn Council responds to the release of a new sitcom based on true events, with CEO Bradley Thomas insisting their Planning Manager isnt the Messiahhe's just a very naughty boy! Director Steefan Speelburger has provided an early release of the script for our listeners: (audience applauds) COUNCIL: (stern voice) Stop. Building. That. Train. ME: But were allowed, its moveable accommodation COUNCIL: (dramatic Darth Vader-like baritone) No, its not ME: Yeah, it really is! COUNCIL: (less confident baritone) No, its not ME: Look at this VCAT ruling. It lists everything it must have to be moveable Our train has all of those things COUNCIL: (defiant brush off) Prove it ME: Okay, here are photos showing all those things COUNCIL: (dismissive Mafioso wave) Dont care, its not moveable And we think you have planning permit issues ME: But this is a building issue Planning issues dont impact your stop work notice The two are completely separate COUNCIL: (frantically dials lawyer) So sue us LAWYER: (in an expensive voice) Its not moveable ME: Havent we been there already LAWYER: And you have planning issues ME: Humour me. Whats the planning issue. LAWYER: Permit says you can only have 4 villas. ME: Nope, that's done and dusted. And we have a letter from your Planning Manager agreeing with us. COUNCIL: (chastising Planning Manager) Hes not the Messiahhes just a very naughty boy. (petulantly spits out) Okay then, its not moveable ME: So you really want to waste another $30,000 tax payer dollars in court COUNCIL: Shhh, dont let them hear you. COUNCIL: Moving on to something less incriminating. As least we have always acted with professionalism. ME: Yeah, true. (dramatic pause). Except for maybe that one time your staff member told someone they were blocking all permits for us. COUNCIL: I mean, OTHER than that. ME: Or maybe that time Councillor Crooked Don Henderson unlawfully blocked our glamping permit, costing us $1 million and 3 years. COUNCIL: Well, I was hoping we wouldnt count that one. ME: But he went directly against a VCAT ruling and said VCAT made a mistake and had no idea what it was doing. COUNCIL: (thinks to themselves Dons god complex is really going to bring us unstuck one day. Is Don, is NOT good). ME: Or that time you unlawfully banned ALL council staff from talking to us. COUNCIL: Cmonwhats a little fun between friends ME: Or that time...nah - you've got the point CEO: (paging secretary): Mary, were gonna need a new broom and a bigger carpet. And see if theres any more taxpayer funds we can waste. ARTISTICALLY BASED ON TRUE EVENTS AND MY CONVERSATION WITH THE CEO OF HEPBURN SHIRE
May 3rd, 2023