Autumn leaves and visitors

Autumn in the Macedon Ranges attracts visitors to our beautiful region to see autumn colour, sample our artisan produce, and explore our natural environment.

The tree-lined Honour Avenue in Macedon is particularly popular among visitors in autumn and each year. This year, Council will again implement temporary measures along Honour Avenue and surrounding areas to support residents and visitors. These measures will be implemented between late March and 12 May.

To support Macedon and Mount Macedon residents and visitors during the busy autumn period, temporary Council-led measures will include the following:

From late March through to 12 May (after Mother’s Day weekend)

• Temporary signage will be installed along Honour Avenue and other Council-managed roads nearby, to clearly highlight – and enable Council officers to enforce – no stopping zones.

On weekends and public holidays between late March and 12 May

• Four Council officers will be patrolling Macedon and Mount Macedon, enforcing parking restrictions.
• On weekdays, Council officers will conduct patrols periodically, subject to resources.

From Saturday 5 April through to Sunday 4 May

• Traffic management personnel will enforce a full road closure along Honour Avenue – between Mount Macedon Road and Waterfalls Road – on weekends and public holidays from 8am - 6pm, to support public safety and in anticipation of higher visitation on these days.
• Residents who live within this section of Honour Avenue will be provided with resident passes to proceed through the closure. The traffic management company have been provided with explicit instructions about how to support our residents during this time. A phone number will be provided to residents to access a special ‘traffic escort vehicle’ to assist with entering/leaving your property. These will be delivered in the week beginning Monday 24 March.
• Extra toilets and waste facilities will be provided in the immediate area.
• Multi-lingual signage will be made available for any resident to place on their property in the Macedon and Mount Macedon area – the signs say ‘Private property, no public access’ and ‘Keep driveway clear’ and are written in English, Mandarin and Hindi. Signs can be collected from Gisborne Administration Centre anytime Monday-Friday between 9:30am-5pm.

Council has continued to work closely with government agencies, the Department of Transport and Planning and Victoria Police, to finalise management plans for autumn 2025. In addition to the Council-led measures, the Department of Transport and Planning will be implementing a temporary speed reduction on Mount Macedon Road. Victoria Police will have an increased police presence in the area during April, particularly on weekends and public holidays.

Further to this, a local Macedon/Mount Macedon community group made up of residents and business operators have formed to further work on implementing measures to support the local community and visitors during this time. Initiatives that they are working on include the provision of a parking space for visitors and shuttle buses to take visitors to the open gardens, reducing the volume of traffic driving up to Mount Macedon.

We'll be providing updates and more information - including Traffic Management Plans on this page in the coming weeks.

Key contacts during autumn

• To report trespassing, traffic offences or an emergency, contact the Police by calling 000 (Triple Zero).
• To report an ‘on-road hazard’ on an arterial road (such as Mount Macedon Road, Black Forest Drive, or Calder Highway), call the Department of Transport and Planning on 13 11 70.
• To report a vehicle that is blocking a driveway, call Council on (03) 5422 0333.
• To report an issue related to local roads, public toilets, and street litter bins, call Council on (03) 5422 0333 or report an issue online. 

Note: the Council phone number is answered by an after hours service between 5pm – 9am on weekdays, and on weekends and public holidays. Any issues will be referred to the duty officer on call, who will respond accordingly. 

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