Tag: Macedon Ranges Shire Council
‘Hung out to dry’
ESVF tax going to hurt
The Victorian Government's controversial Emergency Services and Volunteers Fund passed parliament last week despite heavy objection from CFA volunteers, farmers...
War memorial swamped by tourists
Macedon Ranges Shire Council's Autumn Festival strategy to disperse tourists away from Macedon's Honour Avenue did little to deter the thousands of tourists who...
Donated land in doubt
Descendants of Humphrey Dixon have challenged plans for retirement aged care living on land in Gisborne donated for community healthcare purposes.
Benetas has applied to...
Vision for Lancefield Park
A vision for Lancefield's key sporting precinct has been set in a new Lancefield Park Recreation Reserve Master Plan.
The plan includes a 10-year action...
Amess Road fate close
The Riddells Creek community will soon have answers on the final direction of an Amess Road development that could change the face of their...
Garbage truck turned paddock bomb
A truck driver has walked away unscathed after his garbage truck crashed onto its side in a residential street in Kyneton last Friday.
The accident...
“Not Melbourne, not Brunswick”
Retaining Kyneton's historic charm and country identity will be key as Macedon Ranges Shire Council pushes ahead with future design plans.
Councillors were adamant that...
Council seeks answers on school site
The Old Kyneton Primary School site remains fenced off one year on from its scheduled redevelopment completion date, and Macedon Ranges Shire Council is...
Council to join service centre fight
Macedon Ranges Shire Council has slammed plans for a Calder Freeway service centre at Woodend and will join petitioners to fight it.
Plans include three...
Tiny homes, big problems?
Kerrie residents have warned a proposal for four short-stay accommodation 'tiny homes' could create big problems if approved at 131 Shannons Lane.
Provider 'Shacky' has...
Fight ignites over service centre bid
Woodend residents are fighting an application for a freeway service centre at the edge of their town, just four years after VCAT rejected a...
Building connections by a simple visit
Valuable connections are forming through Macedon Ranges Shire Council's Aged Care Volunteer Visitors Scheme.
The free service, federally funded, matches a council-organised volunteer with an...
