Macedon Ranges Shire Council

  • Speed reduction recommended

    Speed reduction recommended

    Macedon Ranges Shire councillors will next week consider a recommendation to lower speeds at a section of Three Chain Road…

  • Mass fish death at Malmsbury

    Mass fish death at Malmsbury

    A mass fish death has occurred in the ornamental lake at Malmsbury Botanic Gardens, prompting an investigation by local authorities….

  • Road audit for Newham intersection

    Road audit for Newham intersection

    An independent road safety audit for Newham’s Three Chain Road, Egans Lane and Dons Road intersection is now under way….

  • Push for intersection upgrade

    Push for intersection upgrade

    Lancefield’s dangerous intersection at High Street, Main Road and Kilmore-Lancefield Road is being considered for safety improvements. Macedon Ranges Shire…

  • Ranges questions housing targets

    Ranges questions housing targets

    Macedon Ranges Shire Council is seeking clarity on how it will achieve its Victorian Government imposed housing target of 13,200…

  • Hospital land splits councillors

    Hospital land splits councillors

    A retirement village for Gisborne is likely to proceed on land once zoned for a future hospital in a vote…

  • Ratepayers double billed

    Ratepayers double billed

    More than 1000 Macedon Ranges ratepayers with direct debit arrangements to pay their rates were incorrectly billed twice overnight. Adele…

  • 2000 homes proposed for Clarkefield — Macedon Ranges Shire Council locked out of decision making

    2000 homes proposed for Clarkefield — Macedon Ranges Shire Council locked out of decision making

    Plans for a 2000+ lot development could change the face of Clarkefield, and its fate now rests with the Minister…

  • Residents ‘aren’t stakeholders’

    Residents ‘aren’t stakeholders’

    Gisborne residents are furious with the mismanagement of a development site that has hindered their daily life for the past…

  • News story becomes elevator pitch

    News story becomes elevator pitch

    An out-of-service and broken elevator in a council building left a senior citizen unable to compete in her bi-weekly table…

  • Cat containment plan delayed

    Cat containment plan delayed

    A plan to enforce 24-hour domestic cat containment across the Macedon Ranges is now not expected to begin until 2029….

  • Council throws off “blanket solution”

    Council throws off “blanket solution”

    Macedon Ranges Shire Council calling for the Victorian Government to hit pause on sweeping planning reforms they fear will shake…