Macedon Ranges Shire Council

  • Roadhouse rejected for Woodend

    A controversial bid for a 24-hour roadhouse with room for three fast-food restaurants at Woodend North has been rejected by…

  • ‘Stakeholders’ call for new candidates

    ‘Stakeholders’ call for new candidates

    A group of ‘concerned local stakeholders’ who believe the potential of the Macedon Ranges “is being constrained by current regional…

  • Who will seek re-election?

    Who will seek re-election?

    Six of Macedon Ranges’ current nine councillors have confirmed they will seek re-election in October and one will bow out…

  • FARM DECISION OVERTHROWN

    FARM DECISION OVERTHROWN

    Macedon Ranges Council’s decision to refuse farmland development for a small-scale farm venture at Woodend North has been overthrown by…

  • GemLife Woodend in bid to expand

    GemLife Woodend in bid to expand

    GemLife Woodend is seeking to extend its over 50s lifestyle resort with an additional 19 homes to the west, which…

  • Gisborne fight not over

    Gisborne fight not over

    Opponents to Gisborne Business Park’s expansion fear their voices have fallen on deaf ears as the proposal lives on in…

  • Lancefield market makes a comeback

    Lancefield market makes a comeback

    The Lancefield and District Farmers Market has been rescued by a passionate group of locals and will go ahead this…

  • Property to be sold to recoup rates

    Property to be sold to recoup rates

    Macedon Ranges Shire Council has resorted to drastic measures to recoup unpaid rates of more than 10 years on a…

  • Residents vow to fight

    Residents vow to fight

    It’s a problem that is well and truly on the nose … just where can all that waste from mobile…

  • $100M plan for Kyneton

    $100M plan for Kyneton

    A major commercial development proposed for Kyneton is expected to inject $100M into the local economy and provide more than…

  • Old Factory plan shut down

    Old Factory plan shut down

    Brakes have been applied to a controversial $4.7 million Woodend retail redevelopment plan to reimagine ‘The Old Factory’. Macedon Ranges…

  • Airfield plan approval

    Airfield plan approval

    A 10-year conflict over the contentious redevelopment of the Kyneton Airfield has almost drawn to a close. The airfield’s first…