Council has released its Advocacy Prospectus 2026 which outlines where the organisation will focus its advocacy efforts to state and federal governments, particularly in the lead-up to November’s State Election. The document is designed to ensure a relevant, targeted and coordinated approach to advocacy. Find out more about the priorities by clicking the link below.
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Council will advocate for aged care services in the municipality to be transitioned to local service providers, namely Grampians Community Health and East Wimmera Health Service, following a decision made at the July council meeting in Stawell. There are no immediate changes to any services for current clients and no action required for now.
Council collects and handles personal information in the course of doing business and we take our responsibilities under the Privacy and Data Protection Act 2014 and the Health Records Act 2001 seriously. We are committed to being accountable in all our dealings throughout activities and service delivery.
How we collect, use and protect your personal information is set out in our Privacy Policy(PDF, 811KB). While the policy is available as a downloadable pdf, a hard copy can also be provided upon request.
If you have any enquiries about our privacy policy, how to access and correct your personal information or wish to make a complaint about council's handling of your personal or health information, please contact the Privacy Officer on 03 5358 8700 or email foi.privacy@ngshire.vic.gov.au Ways in which to make contact easily with council are listed on our Contact Us page.
If you wish to find out more about how to make a privacy complaint directly to the Office of the Victorian Information Commissioner (independent regulator of privacy for state government agencies) or the Health Complaints Commissioner (for health information related complaints) the following contact details may help:
Office of the Victorian Information Commissioner Phone: 1300 006 842Email: enquiries@ovic.vic.gov.auPost: PO Box 24274 Melbourne 3001Online: Privacy Complaints
Victorian Health Complaints CommissionerPhone: 1300 582 113Online: Make a complaint