Hindmarsh Shire Council Annual Report 2024/2025 Published on 05 February 2026 Each year, Council prepares an Annual Report which provides a summary of what we have been doing, how we’ve followed through on the Council Plan and how we performed over the past 12 months. The Annual Report was originally presented to Council in October 2025, however due to changes required by the Victorian Auditor Generals Office to the Annual Financial and Performance Statement, the... Tagged as: , Arts & Culture, Business & Economy, Environment, Events & Activities, Health & Lifestyle, Honours & Celebration, Improvement Works, Library Updates, Council News, Project Updates
‘Cover to Cover’ Grant Success for Dimboola Library Published on 28 January 2026 Hindmarsh Shire Libraries has been successful with its funding application through the Living Libraries Infrastructure Program, with funding recipients announced in November 2025.The Living Libraries Infrastructure Program (LLIP) is a Victorian Government initiative providing grants for upgrading public library facilities and supports diverse projects, from minor refurbishments to major builds. Tagged as: , Improvement Works, Library Updates, Project Updates
e-Press Goes Live on BorrowBox for Hindmarsh Published on 12 December 2025 Extra, extra - read all about it! Hindmarsh Shire Libraries is excited to announce the arrival of “e-Press” to its BorrowBox platform.BorrowBox is fast becoming one of the most popular resources that Hindmarsh Shire Libraries has on offer. With everything from e-Audiobooks to e-Books and more recently the inclusion of ‘read-along’ digital books, and now the inclusion of e-Press, there is... Tagged as: , Library Updates
Big Summer Read set to kick off in Hindmarsh Shire Libraries Published on 26 November 2025 Hindmarsh Shire Libraries and Public Libraries Victoria (PLV) are thrilled to announce the return of the Big Summer Read, Australia’s biggest public library-supported reading challenge. Running from 1 December 2025 to 31 January 2026, the campaign encourages young readers aged 0–18 years to keep reading during the summer holidays.The program is FREE to join, and participants can log any book the Tagged as: , Library Updates
Premier’s Reading Challenge Funding Bolsters Collection Published on 24 November 2025 Each year, the Premier’s Reading Challenge in Victoria provides funding to public libraries to purchase books, replenish their collections, and ensure children and young people have access to books. This helps libraries to stock up on popular new titles and leaves a legacy by strengthening the long-term reading resources for young people in the community.Hindmarsh Shire Libraries has been... Tagged as: , Library Updates
Christmas Giving Tree Appeal 2025 Published on 23 October 2025 Hindmarsh Shire Libraries are excited to once again be able to support a local Christmas Giving Tree Appeal in 2025.Local Dimboola resident and Youth Councillor Chelsea – a member of the Dimboola Library – has again sought the support of our Library service for the Christmas Giving Tree Appeal, which is fast becoming an annual staple in the Libraries calendar.Giving Trees will be set up in... Tagged as: , Library Updates
Book Week begins in Hindmarsh Shire! Published on 14 August 2025 This year’s Children’s Book Week celebration will run from Saturday 16 to Saturday 23 August with the theme ‘Book an Adventure!’Hindmarsh Shire Libraries and Early Years teams are celebrating Book Week in our library spaces and with our playgroup families.This year, join the fun with us - dress up, bring your favourite book to share with the group, and dive into some book week activities. Tagged as: , Events & Activities, Library Updates
Hindmarsh Shire Libraries launch two new programs for the community Published on 01 August 2025 Hindmarsh Shire Libraries is excited to launch two new programs in August – The Creation Station and Rainbow Crochet Corner. The Creation Station is our new after school program for kids aged 10+ and is launching in the Dimboola Library on Wednesday 13 August 2025. It’s a crafty, creative program with sessions running every second Wednesday from 3:30pm – 4:30pm. Facilitated by our librarian Jo, Tagged as: , Arts & Culture, Events & Activities, Library Updates
Hindmarsh Shire Libraries Migrate eResources fully to ‘BorrowBox’ Published on 08 May 2025 Hindmarsh Shire Libraries is committed to building full, comprehensive, and exciting collections and curations in both our physical and digital resources.As such, we have made the decision to move our e-Book and e-Audiobook titles to a single platform. From Tuesday 1 July 2025, we will discontinue our affiliation with e-Resource provider ‘Libby’ and move solely to the use of ‘BorrowBox’. Tagged as: , Library Updates