Macedon Ranges Shire Council
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Pledge to deliver intersection upgrade
A re-elected Labor Victorian Government will invest $9 million to deliver safety and accessibility upgrades at the intersection of Urquhart Street and High Street, Woodend. The works will include installing traffic lights to improve safety, with dedicated pedestrian operated signals to create better connections for walking and cycling. Service roads on both sides of High…
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Push for Barkly pavilion
Kyneton’s Barkly Square is in dire need of an upgrade, but funding is needed to deliver a new pavilion to address the needs of user groups. The project is fully designed and can be delivered within 24 months of funding being secured. Macedon Ranges Shire Council is now calling on candidates contesting the seat of…
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Visitor centre set for move
Macedon Ranges Shire Council plans to relocate the Kyneton Visitor Information Centre from its current site on High Street to the Kyneton Museum in Piper Street, in a move that has alarmed local volunteers. The relocation is part of a review and restructure of council’s Economic Development and Visitor Economy department, although it is not…
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Roads a risk to riders
South Gisborne motorcyclist Rodney Brown is part of a growing chorus of road users urging action on dangerous road conditions. He has long championed motorcycle road safety, and said it was time road repairs were carried out with motorcycles specifically in mind. “On a motorcycle you can feel it go through your neck and spine,…
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Fight to keep open space
The fight to keep Gisborne Pine Plantation as public open space in perpetuity has reignited as the site’s future is up in the air. Local families and community groups donated the 4.5 acres at 121 Aitken Street to Gisborne Primary School in the 1920s. It was intended for use as ‘Endowment Plantation Scheme and Bird…
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Residents push for 60km/h on Grahams Road
A large amount of in-depth evidence has been collected to justify action to cut the speed limit from 100km/h to 60km/h on an unsealed rural road close to Lancefield. “In summary, the problems could be solved through three major signage installations, saving the shire council considerable time and money,” local resident Denis Graham said yesterday.…
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Residents fundraise for Bald Hill battle
Kyneton residents opposing a proposed nine-lot subdivision adjoining Bald Hill Reserve are raising funds for legal representation ahead of a VCAT hearing. A small group of community objectors launched a fundraising campaign after Macedon Ranges Shire Council rejected the development in December last year. The Melbourne-based developer has appealed the decision, with the matter due…
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Multi-million pub revival plans
It has not yet been decided whether a planning permit application for a proposed $8 million upgrade to the long-closed Romsey Hotel will be decided by Macedon Ranges councillors, or by council officers under delegation. Council’s director of planning and environment, Rebecca Stockfeld, stated this in response to queries raised by the Express last week.…
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Questions over skatepark tender and cost blowout
New questions have been raised over the tender process and delays surrounding Kyneton’s long-awaited skatepark redevelopment, with construction costs now estimated to be up to $1 million above the original budget. These questions come from local designers Baseplate and EastbyWest, whose quote to design the project was unsuccessful despite receiving a higher raw score than…
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Lancefield town plan deferred
Macedon Ranges Shire Council has voted to defer discussion on a town structure plan for Lancefield until April next year. The Department of Transport and Planning had offered support towards the plan as one of two options to resolve the lingering Development Plan Overlay Schedule 24. The other option was to review and simplify DPO24…
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Sewer spills raise fresh concerns
Heavy rain has again triggered sewer overflows in Kyneton and Malmsbury, prompting renewed concern from residents about the impact on local waterways. The incidents last Wednesday followed similar spills from pump stations in the two towns just two weeks earlier. Edgecombe resident Graham Connell said sewerage from the Kyneton spills was flowing into the Campaspe…
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‘Opportunity to provide certainty’ on DPO24
After years of stymied development and restrictions in key Lancefield growth areas, landholders are now getting a fairer hearing for their predicament than ever before, as the state election approaches. They are asking for removal of Development Plan Overlay Schedule 24 that has hindered land freedom and development for 27 landholders across three areas. The…