Warnings remain in place for a fire in Bullengarook. Please continue to monitor VicEmergency website or app for emergency updates, or tune into your local ABC radio.
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Council wishes you a safe and happy holiday season. There will be some facility closures and changes to bin collections during this time.
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The Fire Danger Period for Macedon Ranges Shire is now in force. During this time, no fire may be lit in the open air without a permit.
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Council is committed to improving our built environment by protecting places of heritage significance. The first heritage studies were carried out in the 1990s and work continues today to protect the history of Macedon Ranges for our community now, and in to the future.
Aboriginal cultural heritage is a fundamental part of Aboriginal life and identity, and these places and objects are a significant part of the heritage of all Australians.
Find out if your property or township is subject to heritage protection. A permit is required to renovate, alter or subdivide heritage-listed properties or land.
The Macedon Ranges Shire ‘thematic environmental history’ (TEH) is a strategic tool that helps understand the land use development of a municipality.
A Heritage Strategy sets Council’s approach to the management of heritage within the shire.