Hepburn Shire mayor Janine Booth said the Honour Roll, now in its sixth year, paid tribute to 29 women from across the shire.

"Each of the women honoured on the Roll have made significant contributions to improving community life here in the Shire of Hepburn, and in particular to the lives of women," Cr Booth said.

2010 inductee Meg Elliot, born in Daylesford in 1938, was the second female mayor of the then Daylesford and Glenlyon Shire, serving two terms from 1989-1990 and 1993-1994.

Having started her working life as a secretary, Ms Elliot entered male-dominated domains, including the meat industry where she became Victoria's first female meat inspector.

Her contributions to her local community have included the Daylesford and District Action Group, the Senior Citizens and Hepburn Community Access.

With an awareness born of her own struggle with rheumatoid arthritis, Ms Elliot was a staunch campaigner for improved disabled access and was instrumental in raising the height of bench seats in the main street of Daylesford for the benefit of the elderly and others with a disability.

Poor health in recent years has seen Ms Elliot move from her beloved home overlooking Slum Dam to reside in a nursing home closer to her family.

Inductee Sally McRae has worked to improve the quality of life for women, children and families since moving to the Hepburn Shire five years ago and working as an independent midwife.

In this time, Ms McRae has directly supported more than 100 women through their pregnancies and post-natal period.

Ms McRae hosts community picnics and ante natal workshops to support families through a positive birth experience.

The Women's Honour Roll event was held as part of the council's celebration of International Womens Day.