Hepburn Shire is located in central Victoria, just over an hour from Melbourne. The region is renowned for its natural beauty and mineral springs. The eastern part of the Shire is hilly, with high rainfall and significant native forests. The west has medium to lower rainfall and broad acre farming land. The shire's economic base is in agriculture, forestry, manufacturing and tourism. Tourism is most popular around the Daylesford-Hepburn Springs mineral springs. Tourism, the arts, service industries, retailing, education and health and community services are growing rapidly.

	2012-13	2011-12	2010-11	2009-10
Expenditure ($)	29.680m	28.973m	27.517m	20.683m
Revenue ($)	44.938m	37.258m	35.570m	22.811m
- Charges ($)	15.757m	14.645m	13.507m	12.341m
- VGC Grants ($)	3.971m	3.926m	3.774m	3.518m