July 11th, 2023Woodend Customer Service Centre to stay open

The Woodend Customer Service Centre for Macedon Ranges Shire Council will remain open, but with altered hours, following a decision at the council’s recent scheduled June meeting.

The council actioned several noteworth items at its recent June Scheduled Council Meeting, including a decision to keep Woodend Customer Service Centre open following a review.

However this will be with reduced operating hours due to low levels of foot traffic. From 1 August 2023,
the centre will operate from 12pm to 5pm, two days per week providing access for people preferring to undertake their council business ‘over the counter’.

Also following earlier community consultation, councillors endorsed a new Affordable Housing Policy for Macedon Ranges Shire.

It will now be used to guide the council’s decisions relating to affordable housing in the shire and sets out how the council will facilitate the provision of affordable housing through its role as advocate, decision-maker, facilitator, and investor.

The council also endorsed its newly revised shire-wide Footpath Plan which replaces the originally endorsed shire-wide Footpath Plan (2018-2027), reflecting current priorities across the shire, and setting design parameters and material selection criteria to complement the neighbourhood character.