Macedon Ranges Shire Council

  • Fire brigade in limbo

    Fire brigade in limbo

    Amy Hume Riddells Creek Fire Brigade remains in limbo as the proposed site for its new station was all but…

  • Change looms for local law

    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…

  • Restoration works begin

    Restoration works begin

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

  • ‘Urban jungle’ rejected

    ‘Urban jungle’ rejected

    Amy Hume Riddells Creek has been given reprieve from controversial development plans that could double the town’s population. Last week,…

  • Roadworks prove costly

    Roadworks prove costly

    Angela CrawfordA Kyneton business owner has slammed roadworks under way on Jennings Street, which have already cost him thousands of…

  • Lifestyle village rejected

    Lifestyle village rejected

    Amy HumeMacedon Ranges Shire Council has rejected a large-scale residential lifestyle village planned for Kyneton but the Victorian Civil and…

  • Gisborne plan ‘just not on’

    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….

  • Rare sighting of live brushtailed phascogale captured in Kyneton

    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…

  • Queer Art Prize decided

    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…

  • Flooding frustration

    Flooding frustration

    Eight years of flooded roadways and lagging action to remedy poor drainage has taken a toll for Martin Eden. The…

  • Respite decision ahead for carers group

    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…

  • Resurgence of ‘wild swimming’

    Resurgence of ‘wild swimming’

    The Campaspe River in Kyneton is the place to be for “wild swimming” this summer, according to local residents. Kyneton…