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School rescue plan
A new plan to secure the old Kyneton Primary School site for future community use has this week been proposed by Windarring Disability Services. The community based organisation has already announced its plans to sell off its historic Hutton Street premises and now plans to make an offer to buy the school site from the…
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We are NOT Melbourne – VCAT agrees
Contentious plans for Macedon Ranges’ first apartment living have been thwarted at the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal. The proposal for 22 Calthorpe Street, Gisborne, comprised 10 townhouses, one dwelling and 18 apartments, but has been heavily criticised for no consideration of context. Handing down his judgement last week, VCAT member Bill Sibonis described the…
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“We are not Melbourne”, council rejects apartment living a second time
A developer’s fight to build the first apartment living in Macedon Ranges is not over despite councillors rejecting the proposal for a second time. The Gisborne development included 10 townhouses, one dwelling and 18 apartments at 22 Calthorpe Street, but was challenged for its density and differing neighbourhood character. The battle now heads for the…