Tag: council
Hume councillor under fire for posts
Hume’s mayor fears that a series of racially inflammatory social media posts by a fellow councillor could undo years of work towards a culturally...
High cost for Hume graffiti
Could naming and shaming vandals be the solution to curb graffiti in Hume?
The council spent more than $200,000 in the past financial year cleaning...
MPA to drive Jacksons Hill masterplan
Sunbury residents have backed a state government decision to appoint the Municipal Planning Authority to drive the redevelopment of Jacksons Hill’s historic former mental...
Hanging Rock needs range of talent
People with business and sports management skills, historians, teachers and archeologists, are needed to ensure a broad range of talent is behind the delivery...
Permit denied for ‘Old Yeller’
A Romsey family is thinking of selling up after 16 years because of a row with the council over a truck parked on their...
Residents explore the Macedon Ranges’ ultimate blokey backyard
Residents are invited to explore one of the Macedon Ranges’ ultimate blokey backyards this weekend.
The gates on Terry Moore’s Teldorado garden will open to...
Council backs down on green waste system
A new green waste voucher scheme for Macedon Ranges’ residents has been put on hold until next year after a public backlash.
Council changed its...
Airfield masterplan one step closer to take off.
Kyneton residents have another chance to either back the town’s airfield expansion or tell the council what’s wrong with its masterplan.
A proliferation of privately...
Community crossing supervisors needed.
Wanted: Enthusiastic school crossing supervisors.
Macedon Ranges council is putting out the call in response to a shortage of supervisors across the shire.
Cheryl Wilkinson, who...
On the spot fines for public roadside car sales
Selling secondhand cars from naturestrips may save owners advertising money, but Macedon Ranges council warns it could also cost them.
Roadsides, naturestrips and footpaths are...
Sunbury unite over parking woes
Sunbury Residents Association has backed a new petition calling for more parking at the train station.
President Bernie O’Farrell said the association ‘strongly supported’ the...
Funding shortfall cause for concern in the Macedon Ranges
Councils face massive funding shortfalls and could be forced to cut back on school crossings, libraries and SES facilities unless the state government honours...
‘Flushable wipes’ cause major blockages
A Woodend mother had to watch $600 go ‘down the gurgler’ to learn an expensive lesson about so-called flushable wipes.
Rilla Healey had to call...
Community to roll their sleeves up at Tree Day events
School children and their families will be among the many Sunbury and Macedon Ranges residents digging in at various national Tree Day events this...
Wildlife shelter shuts doors after cull permit reinstated
The owners of a Pastoria East wildlife shelter have closed their doors after 30 years because they believe the risk to kangaroos released from...
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