Tag: Macedon Ranges Shire Council

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...

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...

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