Tag: Macedon Ranges Shire Council
Cuts to home support services in Macedon Ranges
Macedon Ranges Shire Council will scrap at least three home support services in response to ongoing Commonwealth reforms across the aged care and disability...
Public glass recycling skip bins on the way
Public glass recycling skip bins will be installed across the Macedon Ranges as the council continues to explore solutions to the current recycling crisis.
The...
Tower call answered for Woodend
A community call has been answered in Macedon Ranges Council's rejection of a proposed phone tower at the entrance to Woodend.
The plan would have...
Glass key in solving state recycling crisis
Macedon Ranges' answer to Victoria's recycling crisis could provide some relief for several councils struggling since the closure of recycling processor SKM.
Council will not...
$60M apartment-style aged care proposed for Gisborne
A proposed $60 million development at Gisborne aims to introduce apartment-style aged care living by 2023.
The plan follows amalgamation of Macedon Ranges Health and...
Macedon Ranges urgent call to remove glass from recycling bins
Recycling will go to landfill if Macedon Ranges residents do not heed an urgent call to remove glass from recycling bins.
The council has sought...
Runway plan scrapped
Plans to extend Kyneton Airfield's main runway to the south for fixed-wing aircraft have been scrapped in the latest draft master plan for the...
Plan endorsed, doubts remain
The Macedon Ranges has moved a step closer to receiving high level protection for its sensitive landscape as the first gazetted distinctive area and...
Council acts on wastewater
Growing concerns over Coliban Water's releases of low-quality wastewater into the Campaspe River have been relayed to the Minister for Water, Lisa Neville.
Last week...
Reform ‘a step backwards’
Macedon Ranges has joined a chorus of local councils demanding answers on a major proposal to reintroduce single-member ward structures state-wide.
The change would likely...
Steps forward for Hanging Rock
Hanging Rock's East Paddock will be purchased by the state government from Macedon Ranges Council via a $3 million commitment over the next three...
TOWERS CALL – Council in bid for innovative solutions
Macedon Ranges Shire Council has won support after doubling down on its call for stronger governance on the placement of telecommunication towers in the...
