Tag: Macedon Ranges Shire Council

Fire brigade in limbo

Amy Hume Riddells Creek Fire Brigade remains in limbo as the proposed site for its new station was all but struck out last week. Macedon Ranges...

Change looms for local law

Macedon Ranges residents have until April 30 to have their say on local law changes that range from street parking to shopping trolley restrictions. Use...

Restoration works begin

Kyneton Museum is currently closed for restoration works. The former Bank of New South Wales building in Piper Street was built in 1856. Restoration is...

‘Urban jungle’ rejected

Amy Hume Riddells Creek has been given reprieve from controversial development plans that could double the town's population. Last week, Macedon Ranges Shire councillors unanimously rejected...

Roadworks prove costly

Angela CrawfordA Kyneton business owner has slammed roadworks under way on Jennings Street, which have already cost him thousands of dollars. The works require the...

Lifestyle village rejected

Amy HumeMacedon Ranges Shire Council has rejected a large-scale residential lifestyle village planned for Kyneton but the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal will have...

Gisborne plan ‘just not on’

An amended development plan for Gisborne's Ross Watt Road has failed to gain the support of Macedon Ranges Shire Council. 
Decision on the hotly contested...

Rare sighting of live brushtailed phascogale captured in Kyneton

The unusual observation of a live brushtailed phascogale in Kyneton was captured on day one of nest box monitoring across the Macedon Ranges last...

Queer Art Prize decided

The celebration of the That's So Gay Queer Art Prize on Sunday at The Old Auction House in Kyneton was full of laughter, great...

Flooding frustration

Eight years of flooded roadways and lagging action to remedy poor drainage has taken a toll for Martin Eden. The owner of Kyneton's Eden Lodge...

Respite decision ahead for carers group

Amy Hume The future of a proposed respite day care centre for dementia patients in Macedon Ranges will be determined next week. MacGregors Farm proposes short-term,...

Resurgence of ‘wild swimming’

The Campaspe River in Kyneton is the place to be for "wild swimming" this summer, according to local residents. Kyneton local Dave Allen said the...

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