Macedon Ranges Shire Council
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Flying into the park
The Macedon community celebrated the exciting launch of a flying fox at Ash Wednesday Park on Friday. Macedon Ranges deputy mayor Rob Guthrie and guest speaker Athol Guy AO, of The Seekers fame, welcomed the new playground addition with students from Macedon Primary School and Mount Macedon Primary School. The flying fox was possible with…
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Woodend traffic fix closer
Woodend’s notorious Urquhart/High Street intersection was the prime concern for respondents to a transport study for the town. The intersection near Coles supermarket made up 37 per cent of the 67 submissions to the Woodend Integrated Transport Study survey. Users of the intersection contend with main street congestion, a confusing layout with several turning points…
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PRECINCT NEED CRITICAL
Sporting clubs are crying out for federal funding to complete the Macedon Ranges Regional Sports Precinct as local facilities overflow. Macedon Ranges Shire Council seeks $21 million for stage two of the project that’s been years in demand. While there was no mention of the sports precinct in the Federal Budget handed down last week,…
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New offer for Rock paddock
Will Macedon Ranges Shire Council agree to sell Hanging Rock’s East Paddock and at what cost? The public can soon weigh in as a new offer from the Victorian Government has emerged to purchase the community asset. Council’s acting director of corporate and community, Gina Lyons, said the proposed sale price was yet to be…
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‘SOS’ – save our soils
Romsey residents are urging protection of valuable rich farming soils as they brace for town growth. Where and how the town develops is a crucial part of Macedon Ranges Council’s current work developing a Romsey Structure Plan. However, early options to develop east-south, and north-west, have drawn questions. A 1994 Land Capability Study for the…
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Plea to preserve history
Local historians are fighting to protect the historic Eden Park homestead that could be at risk as Romsey development plans progress. Peter Mitchell settled the farming property in 1858 and it retains many of its original features but lacks formal protection. The property is included within one of three settlement boundary options discussed in Macedon…
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Anger at fire hazard
Long dry grass left from the edge of Three Chain Road in Cobaw to a property fenceline, after the rest of the roadside had been slashed, has angered the resident who has to live by it in fear it is a major fire hazard. “Council was late slashing the sides of Three Chain Road this…
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Unique events to launch
Macedon Ranges Shire Council’s Reconciliation Action Plan is being launched at the Macedon Ranges Autumn Festival. It is an integral part of the council’s commitment to encouraging a deeper understanding of the cultures and traditions of First Nation’s peoples and creating opportunities and partnerships to promote knowledge and skills. Three unique events will open the…
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On snow gum watch
Dieback identified in snow gum populations on Mount Macedon and surrounds have been flagged as a cause for concern. Macedon Ranges mayor Jennifer Anderson said the snow gum had been identified as a target species to monitor. She said the council wanted to develop a better understanding of where they occurred, and their population health.…
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Market outgrown site?
Gisborne has been described as a “victim of its own success” in plans to expand the town’s Olde Time Market. Objectors say the market’s popularity has increased traffic and parking problems and damaged the reserve. While some residents have called for the market to be relocated, downsized or re-thought, organisers want to formalise expansion. Market…
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Roadhouse plans progress
Plans are progressing to relocate and upgrade the Carlsruhe BP roadhouse to create a freeway service centre and restaurant. Macedon Ranges Shire councillors heard submitters to the proposal last week including the proponents and four written objections. The plan would see two main access points for the service centre provided from the north directly off…
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FARMERS FORCED OUT?
A fifth generation farming family fear they will be forced to sell their prime Romsey land and historic homestead as development closes in. Mark Clement and Deva Weitman have run the successful Blue Rock Highland Cattle Fold and Suffolk Sheep Stud at Eden Park since 2007. It continues a long line of farming but planning…