Category: Infrastructure & Development

Castlemaine streetscape upgrades commence. A gathering took place in central Castlemaine on Thursday 23 October to officially commence works on the Frederick Street Precinct Project. Federal Member for Bendigo Lisa Chesters MP and Mount Alexander Shire Councillor Toby Heydon shared the shovel to ceremonially open the project, which will transform Frederick Street and Mechanics Lane…

Get involved in new Newstead mural. Mount Alexander Shire Council announced on 17 October that a new mural will be created in Newstead at the public toilet block on Panmure Street. Council is calling on residents to nominate a treasured local story to be painted into a permanent feature of the town. Council says it…

Castlemaine Festival Executive Director Martin Paton, Merryn Tinkler Council’s Manager of Economy & Culture, Maree Edwards MP, Castlemaine Festival Chair Gary McClure, Castlemaine Festival Artistic Director Linda Sproul in the refurbished Goods Shed. The Goods Shed is looking good. The Castlemaine Goods Shed is gleaming after the completion of a multi-million renovation that improves its…

An aerial view of the current Castlemaine Water Reclamation Plant. Coliban Water announced on Tuesday 7 October that it has received state approval for the business case to construct a new plant at the current site of the Castlemaine Water Reclamation Plant. This follows Development License Approval from the Environment Protection Authority in April this…

Casey Cain on the job. Maldon is blessed with verandahs over footpaths and deep historic drains, but both can be a hazard for the absent-minded! Casey Cain was on the job to quickly repair a High Street verandah pole that had been damaged in a minor prang last week.

Replacing the power pole. A Powercor crew replaced aged High Street power poles in Maldon on Thursday 21 August, causing minimal disruption for motorists.

Help identify devil crossroads. RACV is calling on Victorians to help rank Melbourne’s dangerous intersections and indentify which ones need urgent attention by the Victorian Government. RACV Head of Policy James Williams said My Melbourne Road helps RACV to advocate for change where it’s needed most. “We know from experience that direct feedback from Victorians…