Tag: Victorian Government
Council throws off “blanket solution”
Macedon Ranges Shire Council calling for the Victorian Government to hit pause on sweeping planning reforms they fear will shake the Ranges.
Under the Planning...
“What is the point?” Protections ignored
A document built to protect Macedon Ranges' distinctive areas and landscapes is being "ignored" and lacks power, Macedon Ranges Shire councillors say.
While Macedon Ranges...
Bill to silence objectors, speed up planning
Victorians could be stripped of third-party planning appeal rights as the state government prepares for what it has called the "biggest planning shake-up in...
People, pets to go together
Castlemaine Cemetery Trust has played a role in helping to change the law regarding burials in Victoria.
"We are just the second state that will...
“Passion alone can’t keep the lights on”
Financial strain is putting Macedon Ranges' Neighbourhood Houses at risk of closure and threatening the vital programs they provide.
After years of inadequate funding, almost...
Community in the dark on Malmsbury Youth Justice Centre reopening
By Morgan Reinwald and Angela Crawford
Malmsbury residents and the local Indigenous corporation have said they were blindsided by the state government's plans to reopen...
Malmsbury Youth Justice Centre to reopen
The state government will reopen the Malmsbury Youth Justice Centre to accommodate spiralling levels of youth offenders in custody due to the state's new...
Plan to reclaim old station aired
The old Riddells Creek Fire Station could become home to local groups like the Men's Shed and Lions Club if the Victorian Government backs...
Reforestation takes seed
Mount Macedon is undergoing a landmark reforestation project to restore native forests to former pine plantation sites.
The project received $1.13 million funding through Victoria’s...
Deer control to begin
The impact of increasing feral deer populations has put control of numbers in the spotlight.
Parks Victoria will, this week, begin its night deer control...
A first for the nation
Local First Nations groups across the region have welcomed the historic state-wide Treaty tabled in state parliament last Tuesday.
It makes Victoria the first state...
Ngannelong speculation
Significant Treaty legislation introduced into the Victorian Parliament last week has re-ignited speculation in certain quarters about possible changes to the names of specific...
