Macedon Ranges Shire Council

  • Pink without a permit

    Pink without a permit

    A pink building in Gisborne is turning heads for all the wrong reasons since it was painted without a permit….

  • Still waiting on safety upgrades

    Still waiting on safety upgrades

    Safety upgrades for a risky Baynton road floodway remain on Macedon Ranges Council’s draft works list more than eight years…

  • Romsey aged care to VCAT

    Romsey aged care to VCAT

    A 120-bed residential aged-care facility for Romsey has Macedon Ranges Council’s tick of approval as it progresses to the Victorian…

  • Protection a burden?

    Protection a burden?

    Proposed heritage overlays could be too great a burden on not-for-profit organisations, Macedon Ranges Shire Council has heard. Freemasons Victoria…

  • Rock paddock still in talks

    Rock paddock still in talks

    No agreement has yet been reached on the sale or transfer of Hanging Rock’s East Paddock to the state government….

  • Council raises voice on nuclear weapons

    Council raises voice on nuclear weapons

    Macedon Ranges has joined the call for the federal government to sign and ratify the UN Treaty on the Prohibition…

  • Riddell planning in council hands

    Riddell planning in council hands

    Riddells Creek’s controversial Amess Road Precinct Structure Plan will remain in the hands of Macedon Ranges Shire Council. Last week…

  • Farm ‘shed house’ rejected

    Farm ‘shed house’ rejected

    A Malmsbury cattle farmer has been denied a permit to continue living in his shed turned ‘man-cave’. Travis Bruni was…

  • Feedback sought on Hanging Rock plan

    Feedback sought on Hanging Rock plan

    Feedback has opened on Macedon Ranges Shire Council’s updated Environmental Management Plan for Hanging Rock.The plan will continue environmental works,…

  • Farmer wants a home

    Farmer wants a home

    A Malmsbury cattle farmer is fighting to make his shed turned ‘man-cave’ into a legal residence. Travis Bruni is seeking…

  • Festival fail – Tourism drawcard leaves much to be desired

    Festival fail – Tourism drawcard leaves much to be desired

    This year’s Macedon Ranges Autumn Festival wound up in the gutter with the leaves, local residents have complained.The festival, aiming…

  • Council error to VCAT

    Council error to VCAT

    “Extension by stealth” is how some objectors have described changed operating conditions for Holgates Brewhouse’s discovery centre and beer gardens….