At the April 2024 Ordinary Council Meeting (OCM) Council resolved the following in relation to the way forward for Australia Day in the municipality:

That, from 2025, the Council:

1. Note the financial implications of the process of reinstating the Greater Shepparton pre-2024 Australia Day program.
2. Provide funding through the Community Celebration Grants Program for communities to hold their own celebrations between 24 and 29 January.
3. Establish a Shepparton Australia Day committee to deliver annual Shepparton Australia Day Events commencing January 2025, by providing administrative support only to establish the Committee including co-ordinating the initial appointment of members, and that the Shepparton Australia Day Committee receive funding through the 2025 Community Celebration Grants Program to hold their celebrations between 24 and 29 January in line with other communities.
4. Conduct a community awards and citizenship ceremony event between 27 and 29 January.
5. Retain the following elements of the 2023 and 2024 approach to marking 26 January in Greater Shepparton:
   1. Continue to advocate to the Australian Government to change the date of Australia Day from 26 January to a more suitable date as soon as possible.
   2. Provide financial and in-kind support for the Survival Day Dawn Ceremony.
   3. Continue to lower the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander flags to half-mast on 26 January at all Council-owned facilities to acknowledge this date as a day of mourning for Aboriginal people.
   4. Recognise in its communications that Australia Day, held on 26 January, remains Australia’s national day

In the past, Greater Shepparton City Council has coordinated the Shepparton Australia Day celebration event with the support of a volunteer working group, who assisted in the review of award nominations however did not participate or assist in the running of the actual celebration event.

In line with the Council resolution, a new group is to be established to facilitate and run the Shepparton Community Celebration event and they will be provided funding through the grants program to assist in offsetting event costs, which is in line with the small towns of the municipality.

As noted within the Council resolution Greater Shepparton City Council will be available to support this group get established administratively and provide some initial advice to help with the 2025 event planning.