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Kilmore development approved despite council qualms
A planned six-dwelling subdivision of a 2525-square metre block in Kilmore was approved by Mitchell Shire councillors last month despite most of them expressing...
Boogie lives on at Tallarook for 2023
Organisers of Tallarook’s Boogie music festival are confident 2023 will be the event’s biggest year yet, with ticket sales for the Easter extravaganza now...
Council commits to character studies amid VCAT conflict
Mitchell Shire councillors have lashed out at the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal, VCAT, blaming the body for a series of ‘disastrous’ rulings that...
Shire process under scrutiny in Hidden Valley shed stoush
By Colin MacGillivrayA Hidden Valley resident has accused Mitchell Shire Council of mismanagement after the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal, VCAT, gave a green...
‘Bureaucracy gone mad’ – Mitchell Shire Council blasts VCAT
Mitchell Shire councillors have voiced their frustration at a string of recent rulings against council by the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal, VCAT.A council...
VCAT win for Broadford pistol club
By Colin MacGillivraySHOOTING at Broadford’s Calibre Sports pistol club is now permitted seven days a week after the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal, VCAT,...
Mitchell Shire Council blasts VCAT decision
By Colin MacGillivrayMitchell Shire councillors last week delivered a withering assessment of a Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal, VCAT, decision to grant a permit...
Wallan pokie legal battle proves costly
MITCHELL Shire Council has disclosed it spent $145,227 in legal fees to fight the 20 extra gaming machines granted to Hogan’s Hotel, Wallan.Last month,...
Quarry decision in minister’s hands
By Colin MacGillivrayTHE final decision on planning permission for a quarry south of Wallan now rests with Planning Minister Richard Wynne after his office...
Seymour sign stoush on Islamic prayer room
By Colin MacGillivrayA DECADE-OLD dispute over a Muslim prayer room on the outskirts of Seymour was again brought before Mitchell Shire Council last month.A...

