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About The Macedon Ranges


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The Shire of Macedon Ranges is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia, located in the central part of the state northwest of Melbourne, the state capital. The shire has an area of 1,747 square kilometres, and the 2006 census reported its population as 38,360. The main shire offices are located in Kyneton.

The shire was created in 1994 during statewide local government reform, as an amalgamation of the shires of Romsey, Gisborne, Newham and Woodend and most parts of the shire of Kyneton.

The major towns within the shire are Gisborne, Kyneton, Lancefield, Macedon, Malmsbury, Mount Macedon, New Gisborne, Riddells Creek, Romsey and Woodend.

Macedon Ranges was rated thirteenth of 590 Australian Local Government Areas (and the highest in Victoria outside Melbourne in the BankWest Quality of Life Index 2008
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