July 26th, 20252026 Anzac Day services

Macedon Ranges Shire Council has long supported ANZAC Day services across the shire through assistance with funding for traffic management and in-kind support, including Malmsbury and Kyneton as well as Woodend, Gisborne, and Romsey-Lancefield.
As part of the recommendations endorsed at the council’s 23 July 23 meeting, council will be reopening the ANZAC Day Commemorative Services Support Fund grant for an additional 10 days and Council officers will continue to work with Kyneton and Malmsbury event organisers on common-sense solutions to ensure these events can continue to go ahead in 2026.
To ensure Council’s support was being consistently and transparently documented, in March 2025 Council endorsed a move to a grant-based process for 2026 events and onwards, aimed at assisting with the costs of traffic management needed to run an ANZAC Day service.
In assessing the recent grant applications against the ANZAC Day Fund criteria, there were unfortunate conflicts with the Kyneton and Malmsbury applications – auspiced by the Kyneton RSL – and the council’s Gambling Harm Minimisation Policy, which came into effect in July this year. This was acknowledged at the July 2025 Council Meeting.
Due to these challenges, the council is affording local groups conducting ANZAC Day services the opportunity to still apply and have their services funded for 2026.