Population 45,308 (2015 est) State electorate(s) Macedon Shire of Macedon Ranges Mitchell Founded 1995 Council seat Kyneton | Established 1995 Federal Division(s) McEwen
Bendigo Area 1,747 km² Mayor Cr Jennifer Anderson Gazetted 19 January 1995 | |
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Website Shire of Macedon Ranges Points of interest Hanging Rock - Victoria, Macedon Regional Park, Woodend Visitor Informatio, Macedon Forest Glade Ga, Gardens of Tieve Tara Destinations Kyneton, Woodend, Lancefield, Mount Macedon, Malmsbury | ||
The Shire of Macedon Ranges is a local government area (LGA) in Victoria, Australia, located in the central part of the state. It covers an area of 1,747 square kilometres (675 sq mi) and, at the 2011 Census, had a population of 41,860. It includes the towns of Clarkefield, Gisborne, Kyneton, Lancefield, Macedon, Malmsbury, Mount Macedon, New Gisborne, Riddells Creek, Romsey and Woodend. It was formed in 1995 from the amalgamation of the Shire of Romsey, Shire of Gisborne, Shire of Newham and Woodend, and most of the Shire of Kyneton.
Contents
- Map of Macedon Ranges VIC Australia
- Current composition
- Administration and governance
- Education
- References
Map of Macedon Ranges, VIC, Australia
The Shire is governed and administered by the Macedon Ranges Shire Council; its seat of local government and administrative centre is located at the council headquarters in Kyneton, it also has service centres located in Gisborne, Romsey and Woodend. The Shire is named after the major geographical feature in the region, the Macedon Ranges, which is located near the centre of the LGA.
Macedon Ranges was rated thirteenth of 590 Australian local government areas (and the highest in Victoria outside Melbourne in the BankWest Quality of Life Index 2008.
Current composition
The council is composed of three wards and nine councillors, with three councillors per ward elected to represent each ward.
Administration and governance
The council meets in the council chambers at the council headquarters in the Kyneton Municipal Offices, which is also the location of the council's administrative activities. It also provides customer services at both its administrative centre in Kyneton, and its service centres in Gisborne, Romsey and Woodend.
Education
Gisborne Secondary College, the largest Secondary School in the shire, is located in Gisborne and provides both academic and vocational programs for over 1000 students from across the Macedon Ranges. Kyneton Secondary College is Kyneton's state secondary school, along with Sacred Heart College (Catholic), and Braemar College east of Woodend (Ecumenical, co-educational) as the largest non-government secondary schools in the shire.