In the Mount Alexander Shire, the Maldon Streetscape Revitalisation Project is sensitively restoring shopfronts, and improving amenities with underground powerlines, new footpaths, lights and street furniture. The council has also rolled out a suite of streetscape improvement works across the shire, improving amenity and tourism viability in the townships of Campbells Creek, Chewton, Elphinstone, Guildford, Newstead and Taradale.
Infrastructure & local insights for Castlemaine, Daylesford & Woodend
Regions around Central Victoria are still experiencing a post lockdown population boom as Melburnians leave the city for the enviable lifestyle on offer in our region. This influx of new residents is being supported by significant council and government investment to deliver vital infrastructure and upgrades that position the region for future growth.
In the Hepburn Shire, the transformative
Creswick Trails and Hammon Park Trailhead
upgrades are expected to be completed
by the end of the year. The two projects
will form a network of 60km of purpose-
built mountain bike trails in the regional
park, state forest and plantation lands just
outside of Creswick. Work is also underway
on the $4.6 million Trentham Community
Hub, which will include a new library, visitor
information centre, and community hall, and
the $2.4 million redevelopment of Trentham
Sportsground Reserve Pavilion.
In the Macedon Ranges, a raft of projects will add value for residents. The multi-million dollar 15-hectare Macedon Ranges Regional Sports Precinct will be completed by the end of 2024, and the Woodend Community Centre has been earmarked for a $9 million redevelopment. Lastly, in response to Gisborne’s community growth, Willowbank Primary School opened in February to cater for 475 students.
