Mount Alexander Shire Council

  • Tiny homes offer affordable housing

    Tiny homes offer affordable housing

    As the housing crisis hits hard, the appeal of Tiny Homes On Wheels has risen. The My Home Network has…

  • Plan to beautify Castlemaine

    Plan to beautify Castlemaine

    Mount Alexander Shire Council adopted a new Streetscape Landscape Design for Barker Street and Forest Street, Castlemaine, at last Tuesday…

  • Performance program on offer

    Performance program on offer

    Castlemaine Theatre Company has joined forces with Mount Alexander Shire Council to bring a free performance program to young people…

  • Big ideas for small business

    Big ideas for small business

    Artists, makers, creative entrepreneurs and arts-focused business owners will get a boost for their business skills at Mount Alexander Shire’s…

  • Parky Pals welcome you

    Parky Pals welcome you

    Parkinson’s disease is affecting more and more people world-wide and no-one really knows why. A Parkinson’s diagnosis is a confusing…

  • Soil saviours gather at Sidonia

    Soil saviours gather at Sidonia

    Another successful ‘Healthy Landscapes’ course has been run with record attendance from landholders attending from all over the region and…

  • The government’s bitumen

    The government’s bitumen

    EXCLUSIVE – The state government denied responsibility for a public road in the Mount Alexander Regional Park and for years…

  • A platform for young makers

    A platform for young makers

    An inaugural Wesley Hill Young Makers Market aims to create a platform for young people in Mount Alexander Shire’s vibrant…

  • Residents asking ‘WTF’:  Where’s the footpath?!

    Residents asking ‘WTF’: Where’s the footpath?!

    Pedestrians are concerned about the safety and accessibility of the newly constructed kerb at the delivery dock of Castlemaine’s Woolworths…

  • Roo savaged by dog, left to drown

    Roo savaged by dog, left to drown

    A kangaroo was saved from the Coliban Main Water Channel by wildlife rescuers after it was attacked by an off-leash…

  • Legacy project completed

    Legacy project completed

    After more than a decade closed to traffic, the Vaughan-Tarilta bridge (or low-level crossing as the experts call it) has…

  • “We’re not giving up”

    “We’re not giving up”

    Mount Alexander Shire Council is advocating for federal funding to deliver an affordable housing development in Castlemaine ahead of the…