Council is investigating options to ensure residents continue to have access to high-quality, affordable and sustainable aged care services amid sweeping sector reforms and are seeking the community's feedback on the different avenues available. Find out more and have your say via the link below. Community survey closes at 11.59pm on Tuesday, February 24, 2026.
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Council's Tourism Events Grant provides funding up to $10,000 to support event organisers with hosting tourism focused events which boost economic growth in Northern Grampians Shire. Applications close on Monday, March 9, 2026.
Part of council's role within the community is to design, develop and maintain a variety of infrastructure assets such as roads, bridges and land reserves.
In order to ensure our team has appropriate insight and reference materials during critical design phases, we sometimes need to collect data of the area to capture appropriate information. This sometimes includes the use of photography and activities conducted both on land and in the sky.
One of council's methods to obtain birds-eye vantage points of reference is to deploy drones into an area to capture appropriate data. Whilst our operators adhere to all Civil Aviation Safety Authority rules and regulations, extra care is taken to respect privacy including avoiding areas where data isn't needed and flying at a minimum of 100m above ground level which means people are not identifiable should they be captured. Other safety parameters include:
If you have any questions about council's use of photography or videography methods, including the use of drones, please call our Customer Service Team on (03) 5358 8700.