Mount Alexander Shire Council

  • Meet your local candidates

    Meet your local candidates

    Castlemaine-based community group Really Local is putting on a series of local face-to-face meet the candidates events this month for…

  • The power of collaboration

    The power of collaboration

    Tina Helm is using her Mount Alexander Shire Council scholarship to take part in LEAD Loddon Murray, to put her…

  • Level crossing upgrade

    Level crossing upgrade

    The Victorian Goldfields Railway in conjunction with Mount Alexander Shire Council is in the process of upgrading the level crossing…

  • Future fashionistas fiesta!

    Future fashionistas fiesta!

    The young people’s upcycled fashion parade is back this year! On Sunday September 15 from 11am to 1pm, head down…

  • ‘Bureaucratic madness!’

    ‘Bureaucratic madness!’

    Six years ago, Castlemaine resident Hilary Finch bought a small red-flowering gum to replace a dead tree on her nature…

  • Recreation hot spot open

    Recreation hot spot open

    Taradale has new dedicated active recreation facilities following completion of a new pump track, hit up wall and other features….

  • Intergenerational games a hit

    Intergenerational games a hit

    Mount Alexander Shire Council’s latest event for senior residents was an intergenerational games day. The event was a collaboration between…

  • Holistic grazing workshop open

    Holistic grazing workshop open

    Local landowners have the opportunity to sign up for a short course in holistic grazing management. The course will assist…

  • Your thoughts on CCTV?

    Your thoughts on CCTV?

    Mount Alexander Shire Council is asking the community to provide input on the use of CCTV across the shire. Community…

  • Working to minimise alcohol-related harm

    Working to minimise alcohol-related harm

    A Community Alcohol Profile undertaken by Mount Alexander Shire Council last year found that residents in the shire had a…

  • Reconciliation recognition

    Reconciliation recognition

    Mount Alexander Shire Council’s Australia Day – Survival Day event has been recognised with a Reconciliation Victoria award. The event…

  • Campers told to move

    Campers told to move

    Two friends who set up a permanent campsite on their property at Campbells Creek have been told by the local…