Tag: Macedon Ranges Shire Council
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...
Council ready to fight
The decision on a controversial 711-lot development plan in Gisborne now falls to the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal after Macedon Ranges Shire Council...
Farm zone nod
Farming activities are expected to intensify for a notable Rochford equine property as Macedon Ranges Shire councillors went against the grain to grant a...
Black ban on Green
A key objector to a disputed Lancefield development plan overlay has been legally ordered to keep his distance from Macedon Ranges Shire Council offices.
Lancefield...
Buzz about a chimney
A beehive discovered during council building renovations in Kyneton was safely relocated in a 12-hour operation last week.
Bee Removals Victoria was called in to...
Threats trigger security
Security and police have been engaged over threats from the public made to Macedon Ranges Shire Council staff.
Security guards screened all general public attending...
Neglected and ignored – Residents plead for council to close road
When new housing estates dramatically increase traffic and dust on an unsealed local road should the residents of that road have to pay for...
Planning pigsty?
No piggery has operated in Monegeetta for 10 years yet locals remain restricted by its planning triggers and are demanding answers.
Neighbours to the former...
