Tag: Macedon Ranges Shire Council

Woodend centre to stay open

Woodend Customer Service Centre will remain open with reduced operating hours after facing potential closure. Macedon Ranges Shire Council voted in favour of the move...

Housing policy adopted

Macedon Ranges Shire Council has adopted a new policy to inform future decisions around affordable housing. Council’s Affordable Housing Policy directions focus on three key...

Riddell study gets moving

The Riddells Creek Movement Network Study is taking shape with a draft recommendation report complete and aims for the final study to be presented...

Scintillate the senses

A renowned Indigenous chef is coming to Kyneton Town Hall in July in celebration of NAIDOC Week 2023, featuring a live cooking demonstration to...

Gisborne stirs a cuppa

Four cafes in Gisborne threw their support behind World Elder Abuse Awareness Day with Stir a Cuppa events last week. The Jolly Miller, 3 Little...

Star Wars battle still on

Approved plans for a home designed to replicate a Star Wars light cruiser have upset neighbouring landowners. Macedon Ranges Shire Council issued a planning permit...

A lasting legacy

A much-loved member of the Woodend community has left the town she loved a lasting legacy. Jo Clancy died in 2018 but left her...

Cross plan splits views

Plans to remove native vegetation to restore historic views to Melbourne from the Mount Macedon Memorial Cross have prompted passionate debate. The cross is considered...

The power of the personal

An audience of about 150 listened transfixed as speakers from Iraq, Afghanistan, South Sudan and Burundi told stories of their quest for freedom at...

No footpath on horizon

Angela CrawfordResidents of Kyneton South fear a pedestrian or cyclist will be struck by a vehicle and killed due to a lack of footpaths...

Building healthy landscapes

Passion, purpose and practice were the words used to describe this year’s Macedon Ranges Shire Council Healthy Landscapes – Holistic Grazing Management course. Eighteen farmers...

‘Satellite city’ approved

It's been dubbed a "reincarnation" of a past failure, now "a satellite city", but a revised development plan for Harpers Lane is expected to...

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