Reporting on Maldon and surrounding central goldfields
Mount Alexander Shire Council held a mayoral election prior to its monthly meeting on Tuesday 18 November, resulting in the instalment of Councillor Toby Heydon as Mayor for the next 12 months. Councillor Matt Driscoll was elected and appointed as Deputy Mayor.
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As a parent of young children in Maldon, I was delighted to see that in the recently announced 2025-2026 Mount Alexander Shire Council budget, $40,000 was allocated to ‘working on designs to upgrade the Maldon playground’. Thanks to all who championed the submission to get that line in the budget and to Council for prioritising…
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Contribute to Council budget planning. Mount Alexander Shire Council is calling on residents and local organisations to contribute their ideas and priorities for the upcoming 2026/2027 Budget. The annual budget helps drive the new Council Plan and Municipal Public Health and Wellbeing Plan by making sure there are resources available to achieve Council and community…
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Land at 1 Lowther Street. Council votes again against subdivisionAt its meeting on Tuesday 17 June, the recently-elected Mount Alexander Council (MASC) once again addressed the question of whether a 16-lot subdivision for land at 1 Lowther Street Maldon was appropriate for the site. The previous group of Councillors had debated the application in September…
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