Macedon Ranges Shire Council

  • Ranges questions housing targets

    Ranges questions housing targets

    Macedon Ranges Shire Council is seeking clarity on how it will achieve its Victorian Government imposed housing target of 13,200…

  • Hospital land splits councillors

    Hospital land splits councillors

    A retirement village for Gisborne is likely to proceed on land once zoned for a future hospital in a vote…

  • Ratepayers double billed

    Ratepayers double billed

    More than 1000 Macedon Ranges ratepayers with direct debit arrangements to pay their rates were incorrectly billed twice overnight. Adele…

  • 2000 homes proposed for Clarkefield — Macedon Ranges Shire Council locked out of decision making

    2000 homes proposed for Clarkefield — Macedon Ranges Shire Council locked out of decision making

    Plans for a 2000+ lot development could change the face of Clarkefield, and its fate now rests with the Minister…

  • Residents ‘aren’t stakeholders’

    Residents ‘aren’t stakeholders’

    Gisborne residents are furious with the mismanagement of a development site that has hindered their daily life for the past…

  • News story becomes elevator pitch

    News story becomes elevator pitch

    An out-of-service and broken elevator in a council building left a senior citizen unable to compete in her bi-weekly table…

  • Cat containment plan delayed

    Cat containment plan delayed

    A plan to enforce 24-hour domestic cat containment across the Macedon Ranges is now not expected to begin until 2029….

  • Council throws off “blanket solution”

    Council throws off “blanket solution”

    Macedon Ranges Shire Council calling for the Victorian Government to hit pause on sweeping planning reforms they fear will shake…

  • Plan to reclaim old station aired

    Plan to reclaim old station aired

    The old Riddells Creek Fire Station could become home to local groups like the Men’s Shed and Lions Club if…

  • Demolition day arrives for skatepark

    Demolition day arrives for skatepark

    It’s been 11 years in the making and now works on a new Romsey Skatepark are finally under way. Lancefield…

  • Deer control to begin

    Deer control to begin

    The impact of increasing feral deer populations has put control of numbers in the spotlight. Parks Victoria will, this week,…

  • Shoe recycling proves a hit

    Shoe recycling proves a hit

    Kyneton Shoes and Accessories is encouraging locals to recycle shoes that are past their prime. Owners Andrew and Geraldine Ramselaar…