Swimming Pool Season to end in Hindmarsh Shire Published on 03 March 2025 With the end of the 2024/2025 summer season, the public swimming pools across Hindmarsh Shire are scheduled to close on Monday 10 March 2025.Attendance across the four Council-operated swimming pools in Dimboola, Jeparit, Nhill and Rainbow has exceeded expectations, with the total number of visitors being 11,668 for the season! This included 5,229 at Dimboola, 671 at Jeparit, 4,087 at Nhill and Tagged as: , Events & Activities, Health & Lifestyle, Media Releases, Council News
175 Attendees at 16 Days of Activism Community Walks Published on 04 December 2024 Over the past two weeks, Hindmarsh Shire Council has hosted four community walks and barbeque teas in support of the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence campaign. 16 Days of Activism is an international campaign, started by the United Nations in 1991, that aims to bring together organisations and individuals to raise awareness and draw attention to the critical issue of Tagged as: , Events & Activities, Health & Lifestyle, Council News
Hindmarsh Shire Swimming Pools 2024/2025 Season Published on 28 October 2024 Outdoor pools in Dimboola, Jeparit, Rainbow, and Nhill are set to open on Saturday 16 November 2024 for the 2024/2025 season. As has been reported previously, Hindmarsh Shire Council has taken on management of all public outdoor pools across the Shire. Council has committed to access being free of charge for members of our community and visitors for the 2024/2025 season during normal operating.. Tagged as: , Announcements, Health & Lifestyle, Media Releases, Council News
Free Community Film Screening - “Just A Farmer” Published on 29 May 2024 The highly regarded film ‘Just A Farmer’ will be screened at the Nhill Memorial Community Centre at 7:00pm on Wednesday 12 June 2024 as a joint initiative between Hindmarsh Shire Council and West Wimmera Health Services. The film is being screened during Men’s Health Week - an annual event aiming to highlight the importance of men's mental and physical wellbeing and the preventable health issues Tagged as: , Announcements, Events & Activities, Health & Lifestyle
New Commonwealth Home Support Program (CHSP) Provider for Hindmarsh Published on 29 May 2023 Recipients of the Commonwealth Home Support Program (CHSP) in Hindmarsh Shire will continue to be able to access their services from 1 July 2023 after the Commonwealth offered the contract to West Wimmera Health Service.The announcement comes after the decision from Hindmarsh Shire Council to cease providing the CHSP service after 30 June, and West Wimmera Health Service receiving a funding... Tagged as: , Announcements, Health & Lifestyle, Media Releases
VicHealth Local Government Partnership Success Published on 21 December 2022 Hindmarsh Shire Council is thrilled to announce that it has been successful in an application to become part of VicHealth’s Local Government Partnership, an initiative with the community and young people’s health and wellbeing at the forefront of all decision-making. Tagged as: , Announcements, Health & Lifestyle, Council News
What if Hindmarsh Shire Council becomes a COVID-19 Hotspot? Published on 13 December 2021 Recently Hindmarsh Shire Council Officers, the Wimmera Emergency Management Team Coordinator, and a representative from the Department of Families, Fairness, and Housing (DFFH) delivered an online presentation outlining the preparations and contingencies in the event that Hindmarsh Shire Council becomes a COVID-19 hotspot. Tagged as: , Community Safety, Health & Lifestyle, Public Notices, Council News
Hindmarsh Swimming Pools to Reopen on Saturday 27 November 2021 Published on 22 November 2021 With COVID-19 restrictions eased and summer just a few days away, we would like to advise the community that the Nhill, Dimboola, Rainbow and Jeparit Outdoor Swimming Pools opening date has changed and all swimming pools will be reopening for the summer on Saturday 27 November 2021. Tagged as: , Health & Lifestyle, Council News
Pool Season Begins Published on 05 November 2021 With the weather warming up, it’s almost time to venture to one of Hindmarsh Shire’s swimming pools. Dimboola, Jeparit, Nhill and Rainbow swimming pools will be open from 2:00pm Saturday 20 November 2021. Tagged as: , Health & Lifestyle, Public Notices, Council News
Wimmera River Discovery Trail Update Published on 22 October 2021 In 2019 Hindmarsh Shire Council received funding from State and Federal Governments to implement the Dimboola to Lake Hindmarsh section of the Wimmera River Discovery Trail. Total funding for this stage is $1.2 million, with $600,000 from the Federal Government’s Building Better Regions Fund being matched by $400,000 from the Victorian State Government and $200,000 from Hindmarsh Shire Council. Tagged as: , Announcements, Environment, Health & Lifestyle, Improvement Works, Council News