Macedon Ranges Shire Council

  • Council backs pokies fight

    Council backs pokies fight

    Romsey residents have spoken: a majority do not support an application for 50 electronic gaming machines at Romsey Hotel. Last…

  • Riddell fight rears again

    Riddell fight rears again

    Riddells Creek residents are preparing to continue the fight to keep the rural identity of their town. Plans for an…

  • Vandals target signs in pokies fight

    Vandals target signs in pokies fight

    Signs with the message to ‘Keep Romsey pokies free’ in the Romsey township were targeted with spray paint last week….

  • Score the Edgy Veg dishes!

    Score the Edgy Veg dishes!

    Fook Shing in Kyneton is entering a vegan mapo tofu dish in this year’s Edgy Veg Awards. It sits alongside…

  • Outside areas want say in pokies survey

    Outside areas want say in pokies survey

    Romsey will have its say on pokies in Macedon Ranges Shire Council’s plebiscite but some residents feel the survey area doesn’t extend far enough.

  • Council ban on pokies?

    Council ban on pokies?

    The future viability of Kyneton Bowling Club is at risk as a new council policy threatens to ban its electronic gaming machines.

  • Council funds running dry?

    Council funds running dry?

    Financial constraints are limiting Macedon Ranges Shire Council’s ability to deliver new infrastructure and basic maintenance to community expectation.

  • Hundreds impacted by storms

    Hundreds impacted by storms

    Hundreds of Macedon Ranges residents have experienced flood and storm impacts since Christmas Eve and Macedon Ranges Shire Council has been working to prioritise and address concerns.

  • Wedge Street plan rejected

    Wedge Street plan rejected

    Macedon Ranges Shire Council has rejected an 18-lot development at Wedge Street, Kyneton.

  • “Line in sand drawn” for DPO

    Years of planning frustration in Lancefield has forced Macedon Ranges Shire councillors to admit the town’s controversial development plan overlay…

  • Annette Death returned as mayor, with new deputy

    Annette Death returned as mayor, with new deputy

    Macedon Ranges Shire Council has returned Annette Death to the role of mayor for 12 months, and elected Janet Pearce deputy mayor.

  • Screening and discussion

    Screening and discussion

    As part of the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Based Violence, which starts later this month, there will be…