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A dusk to dawn cat curfew starts in Hepburn Shire from July 1.

Mayor Cr Brian Hood said community consultation had shown strong support for the curfew. The fine for a first infringement is $184.92 with that amount tripled for subsequent offences. If a cat is found wandering during curfew hours and it is not registered, owners will be required to register it before it is released.

Victoria’s draft 10-year Mineral Springs Master Plan is now on public display at www.engage.vic.gov.au/mineral-springs-masterplan

The plan includes four objectives including: traditional owners; health and water quality; land manager operations; and mineral spring aspirations. The objectives will help to set service expectations and investment priorities for the mineral springs which are on Dja Dja Wurrung, Wadawurrung, and Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung Country. Submissions close on June 26.

The Daylesford Football Netball Club will host a Pride Cup event against Springbank Football Netball Club on Saturday, May 27.

The event is run in partnership with the ChillOut Festival and Pride Cup organisation. This year’s guest speaker is Diana Taylor, the vice-president of the Geelong Football Club and a trailblazer in the Australian Rules football industry. Tickets are $70 and include a two-course lunch and guest speaker.

Tickets: www.trybooking.com/events/landing/1048696

Daylesford & District Historical Society is hosting an exhibition to showcase a set of portraits of Dja Dja Wurrung people photographed in 1866 at the Coranderrk Aboriginal Station.

The photographs are made available by Djaara elder, Uncle Rick Nelson and inform the impacts of colonisation on generations of Dja Dja Wurrung people. An official public opening and Welcome to Country, will be held outside the museum on Monday, May 29 at 11am. The museum will open May 27-June 3 from 10am-2pm.

Hepburn Shire Council's Biodiversity Grants are now open for amounts up to $5000. Applications close on June 5.

Organisations to receive funding last year included Daylesford Community Centre, Hepburn Gardens for Wildlife, Hepburn Wildlife Shelter, Blampied Kooroocheang Landcare Group, Daylesford Primary School and Wattle Flat Pootilla Landcare Group. Link: www.hepburn.vic.gov.au/grants.

Hepburn Shire Council has awarded $25,320 to support community-led projects in the latest round of its community grants program.

Successful applicants were Lab Kelpie - $2500, Victoria Street Craft Group, Creswick - $2500, Hepburn Netball Club - $2500, Riding for the Disabled, Daylesford - $2270, Bullarto Public Hall Committee - $2500, Clunes Museum$2500, Creswick Men’s Shed - $2500, 5000 Club - $2000, Trentham Lions Club - $2000, Anglicare - $2000, Cool Country Men’s Shed - $1052 and Pavilion Arts & Sustainability - $999.

Nominations are now open for the 2023 Macedon Ranges Youth Awards to help recognise the amazing achievements of young people in the shire.

The awards are open to young people living in the shire who are aged between 12-25 years and have made a significant contribution to the community. Award categories include: Willpower; Good deeds; Pure imagination; Nicely played; Skilling it; and Well aware. Nominations close June 30 with winners announced August 10.

A digital driver licence trial will start in Ballarat next month before a statewide roll-out later this year.

From June, full licence holders in Ballarat will be able to sign up for the pilot through the Service Victoria or VicRoads websites before the trial begins in July, with those who register progressively invited to add a digital version of their licence to their phone.

Hepburn Shire Council is after feedback and ideas on the future of Clunes, Creswick, Daylesford and Hepburn Springs, Glenlyon and Trentham.

Surveys are at www.participate.hepburn.vic.gov.au/future-hepburn. The closing date is June 18. Community Conversation events will be held from 4pm to 6pm at Victoria Park, Daylesford - May 29, Hepburn Springs Reserve - May 30, Trentham Sportsground Reserve - May 31, Clunes Town Hall - June 1, Creswick's Doug Lindsay Reserve - June 7 and Glenlyon Town Hall – June 8.