Tag: Mount Alexander Shire Council
A little bit of Christmas magic
Jade Jungwirth
A group of local women has spent endless hours making hand-crafted Christmas wreaths to place around the townships of Castlemaine and Maldon.
Seventy-three-year-old Lana...
Christmas shop controversy
Jade Jungwirth
A number of Maldon shop owners have expressed outrage at a new red arrow pointing to 'Santa and the Christmas Shop' (Vanilla Spice).
Traders...
Council denies permit
Jade Jungwirth
Mount Alexander Shire councillors aired mixed views on the refusal of a double-storey development and two-lot subdivision opposite picturesque bushland at Castlemaine.
The Parker...
Upgrade for notorious road
Lisa Dennis
Walmer's notorious Fogartys Gap Road is one of 47 roads across the state to be upgraded thanks to an injection of funds from...
Improving access and inclusion
Do you want to help improve access and inclusion for people with a disability in the Mount Alexander Shire?
Express your interest in becoming a...
Vaping, what you should know
While the message about the dangers of cigarettes seems to be getting across to the next generation, there appears to be an alarming new...
Drop the limit please: Residents petition council
Eve Lamb
Safety concerns have prompted Campbells Creek residents to petition the Mount Alexander Shire Council calling for the maximum speed limit to be reduced...
Harcourt flood study kicks off
The Harcourt community is being asked to do its bit to help protect the local area from future flooding.
The North Central Catchment Management Authority...
National conference coming to Castlemaine
In recent years, main streets and town centres have faced many challenges to their survival.
First, shopping centres, then online, and finally, COVID. Now they’re...
Bid to host Games
Eve Lamb
It may not yet be approved as a Commonwealth Games inclusion. But if mountain biking does get the official nod then Harcourt's La...
From gallery to garden
Eve Lamb
Castlemaine's botanical gardens have a new feature ... and if you think you've seen it somewhere else...
It takes a village
How the community can work together to address Mount Alexander Shire’s housing crisis is the focus of a new 10-year social and...
