Barking dogs can cause great disturbance to your neighbourhood and may attract warnings or fines.
The Macedon Ranges is home to a range of bees and wasps, including native pollinators, and pest species like European Wasps.
Find out about your responsibilities as a cat owner, including registration, cat curfew rules. You can also hire cat traps to manage roaming cats.
There are strict laws in Victoria for menacing, dangerous or restricted breed dogs for public safety reasons.
Dogs in public places must be on a leash, except in designated off-leash areas. There are also some areas in the shire where dogs and cats are not allowed at all times.
No one likes stepping in doggie doo. Picking up after your dog is your responsibility.
Loud noises such as fireworks and thunderstorms can be frightening for animals such as dogs, cats and horses.
Foot-and-mouth disease is a highly contagious viral disease of livestock causing fever followed by the development of blisters in the mouth and on the feet.
View a list of livestock currently impounded by Council.
Who should you contact to about injured pets and wildlife, and/or dead animals?
Find out the breeds and numbers of animals you can keep on your property and what your responsibilities are with fencing and weed control.
Sale information for the Kyneton Saleyards, including sale dates and times, stock agents and use of the Kyneton Truckwash.
Find out what is required if you wish to graze livestock on Council land.
Here are some tips for what to do when you encounter wildlife in the Macedon Ranges.
Lost a pet? Need to hire a cat trap? Seen livestock on the road?
Pest animals are invasive species that have been introduced into Victoria or Australia.
All cats and dogs must be microchipped and registered with Council by three months of age.
If you are no longer physically or financially able to look after your pet, Council may be able to help you find them a new home.