Arterial Road Maintenance We continue to advocate for external funding and partnerships to help address the deteriorating condition of roads across the shire, which has been worsened by recent storm and flood events.
Development Plan Overlay 24 - Lancefield (DPO24) Council is continuing to advocate to the Victorian Government around the future of Development Plan Overlay 24 (DPO24) in Lancefield.
Emergency Services and Volunteers Fund (ESVF) Levy Council is very disappointed that legislation for the ESVF Levy has passed through the Victorian Parliament in a rushed way, and without a full assessment being undertaken of its impacts on rural and regional communities and local government areas.
Intersection of Urquhart and High Streets, Woodend Council has been advocating to the Victorian Government and the Department of Transport and Planning for a number of years, relating to community and Council safety concerns for the intersection at Urquhart and High streets in Woodend (just outside of the supermarket complex).
Old Kyneton Primary School Site At the March 2025 Council Meeting, Council endorsed a Notice of Motion relating to the Old Kyneton Primary School site.
Youth Mental Health There is an identified critical gap in accessible youth mental health services locally. Council is seeking federal funding to establish a local headspace centre in the Macedon Ranges — a region experiencing a growing youth mental health crisis, with limited local access to services.