Macedon Ranges Shire
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Macedon Ranges Shire Victoria |
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Population: | 40,843 (June 2005 est.) | ||||||||||||
Established: | 1995 | ||||||||||||
Area: | 1,747 kmĀ² | ||||||||||||
Mayor: | Cr Helen Relph | ||||||||||||
Council Seat: | Kyneton | ||||||||||||
Region: | Regional Victoria NW of Melbourne | ||||||||||||
State District: | Macedon | ||||||||||||
Federal Division: | Bendigo, McEwen | ||||||||||||
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Macedon Ranges Shire is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia. It is located in the central part of the state, it has an area of 1,747 square kilometres. The main shire offices are located in Kyneton, and in mid-2005, the shire had a population of around 40,843.
[edit] Towns
Major Towns within the shire include:
- Gisborne
- Kyneton
- Lancefield
- Macedon
- Malmsbury
- Mount Macedon
- Riddells Creek
- New Gisborne
- Romsey
- Woodend
Minor Towns within the shire include:
- Bolinda
- Bullengarook
- Carlsruhe
- Cherokee
- Clarkefield
- Darraweit Guim
- Gisborne South (formerly Couangalt)
- Hesket
- Kerrie
- Lauriston
- Monegeetta
- Monegeetta North
- Newham
- Rochford
- Springfield
- Tyldon
- Woodend North