8 Community Services and Facilities

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This chapter aims to provide information about services and facilities, both public and private, that may be required by residents in their early stages in Kyneton and District.

Accountants:

Gibney David J: 10 Baynton St Kyneton, 54226480

Keena & Jordan: 161 Mollison St Kyneton,54221966

Plowman Adrian: 8 Hutton St Kyneton, 54222622

SGK Business Management: 3/48-50 Mollison St Kyneton, 54226511

Auction Rooms

Martin Evans 14 Market St Kyneton 54221133 Web: www.martinevansauctions.com

Automatic Teller Machines

Commonwealth Bank: 106 Mollison Street, Kyneton

ANZ Bank 34 High Street, Kyneton

National Bank, Jennings Street, Kyneton

Bendigo Bank, 89 Mollison Street Kyneton

Westpac, 95 Mollison Street, Kyneton

Safeway, Baynton St, Kyneton

Mineral Springs Service Station, Burton Av Kyneton

Banks and Credit Unions

ANZ: High Street Kyneton 54227308

Commonwealth: 106 Mollison Street  54222822

National: 111 Mollison Streets enq 132265

Westpac: inside Collins Newsagency 95 Mollison Street  enq 132032

Bendigo 89 Mollison Street  54223400

Regional One Credit Union  104 Mollison Street phone 54223000

Barbeque Gas Cylinder suppliers

Carlsruhe Roadhouse Cobb & Co Road Carlsruhe 54221848

Tylden General Store 36 Trentham Rd Tylden 54248286

Martin Evans Gas 134 High St Kyneton 54227408

Kleenheat Gas 20 Bourke St Kyneton 54221422

Home Hardware 42 Beauchamp St Kyneton 54226211

Kuppers Mineral Springs Burton Av Kyneton 54221216

BP Service Station Kyneton 55 High St Kyneton 54221622

Car Parking

All parking in the Kyneton business district is free and at most times it is possible to find a car parking spot very close to where patrons wish to shop.

Most parking within the shopping precinct has a 1.5 or 2hr limit.

The car parks adjacent to the Safeway and IGA supermarkets have a 2hr limit.

There are 4 all day car parks within 100m of either Mollison or High Streets:

Hutton Street (behind Kyneton Town Hall)

Hutton Street (opposite the Kindergarten)

Market Street

Simpson Street (opposite the Bowling greens)

Kyneton Railway Station has a large all day car park for commuters

Most streets close to the shopping precinct allow all day parking.

Cemeteries

Although Kyneton is by far the biggest cemetery in the district there are in fact six cemeteries altogether:

Carlsruhe Cemetery 90 Carlsruhe-Cemetery Rd Carlsruhe

Cemetery Trust Contact: Bill Taylor 54222201

Green Hill Cemetery

Cemetery Trust Contact: Joy Handley 54234197

Kyneton Cemetery 120 Redesdale Rd Kyneton

Cemetery Trust Contact: John Scott 54226455

Malmsbury Cemetery 9 Bridge St Malmsbury

Cemetery Trust Contact: Robert Hooppell 54232220

Spring Hill Cemetery Spring Hill Rd Spring Hill

Cemetery Trust Contact: Russell McGregor 54248297

Tylden Cemetery 96 Cemetery Rd  Tylden

Cemetery Trust Contact: Ricky Turner 54221128

Cinema

Kyneton Town Hall is able to show films and has been the Kyneton Cinema in past years but it has not shown films on an ongoing basis for some years.

The nearest Cinemas are the Castlemaine Theatre Royal which often shows arthouse films (30 min trip), the Sunbury Cinema Complex (30 mins), Watergardens (45 mins) or Bendigo Cinema Complex (50 mins).

Computer Supplies and repairs

Kyneton Computers 65 High St Kyneton ph: 54227000

Miltons Computers – mobile service ph: 0419226032

Copying

Kyneton Copy Centre 152 Mollison St Kyneton ph 54222400

DVD and Video hire

Family Videoland 21 High St Kyneton ph: 54222929

IGA 60-62 Mollison St Kyneton ph 54223881

Department of Primary Industry

The DPI Office in Kyneton is located at 53 Mollison St ph 54211777.

It has 6 officers attached (1 vet, 1 animal health, 2 pest control, 2 native vegetation).

The office provides advice on weeds, information on firewood permits, ear tags for cattle and stock health, and information and advice for Landcare groups.

 The DPI has a special program for new landholders of small properties access information access the information they need to know about managing a small property, caring for the environment and caring for their plant s and animals.

Dry Cleaning

Kyneton Dry Cleaners 56 High St Kyneton 54221503

Equipment and Party Hire

Kyneton Hire Service 8-12 Beauchamp St Kyneton 54222311

Firewood

Firewood Collection in the Macedon Ranges

Private land: People can collect fallen/dead timber from private land if they have the permission of the landowner.

Firewood Collection Permits:

Permits are required to collect firewood on Crown Land or on roadsides.

Crown Land: People can purchase firewood collection permits from the Department of Sustainability and Environment (DSE) or their agents. Firewood collection can only occur at designated sites in the Wombat State Forest. Maps are provided when people obtain a permit.

Permits can be obtained from:

Ultimate Variety Mollison St Kyneton

Victoria St Service Station Trentham

Parks Victoria, Macedon Nursery, Nursery Rd Macedon

DSE Office Daylesford

More Info DSE Daylesford 53482211

Roadsides

Two permits are required, one from the Council (Community Support Permit) and one from the DSE. The Council Permit must be obtained first – contact is Lachlan Milne, Environment Resource Officer via 54220333.

Firewood Suppliers

Mirrorwood Redgum 54239358 (by the tonne)

Edgecombe Rd Firewood: (Redgum) 0425 705 177 (by the tonne)

Murray River Redgum: 54237103 (by the tonne)

Kyneton BP Service Station 55 High St 54221622  (small packed Quantities)

Malmsbury General Store Mollison St  54232261 (small packed quantities)

Florists

Buds & Stems 37 High St Kyneton 54226866

Kyneton Florist 4 High St Kyneton 54221007

Fire Stations

Kyneton Fire Station 48 Ebden St Kyneton 54221241

Postal Address PO Box 71 Kyneton 3444

Carlsruhe  3 Chain Rd Carlsruhe

Tylden Kyneton-Tylden Rd Tylden

Malmsbury Mollison St Malmsbury

Pastoria 589 Baynton Rd

Funeral Celebrants

Civil Celebrant: Gayle Ford 54226814

Funeral Director

TJ Scott & Son 5 Piper St Kyneton 54226455

Gaming Venues

Poker Machine Venues:

Kyneton Bowling Club Mollison Street Kyneton

Kyneton RSL Mollison Street Kyneton

TAB Venues:

Newmarket Hotel 95 Mollison Street Kyneton

Tattslotto:

Collins Newsagency Mollison Street Kyneton

Bingo:

Kyneton Showgrounds Social Rooms Mollison St Kyneton each Wednesday at 7.30pm

Malmsbury Mechanics Institute Mollison St Malmsbury each Monday at 7.30pm

Racing

Kyneton Racecourse Campaspe Place Kyneton

Garden Supplies _ Soil, sand, woodchips pavers etc

Prendergast Garden, Redi Mix & Sand Supplies Lauriston-Res Rd Kyn 54222286

Hardware Outlets

Home Hardware 42 Beauchamp St Kyneton 54226211

Turner Bros Timber & Hardware 51 High St Kyneton 54221533

Justices of the Peace

Carl Neilson 98 Wedge St Kyneton 54222978

Frank White 771 Sidonia Rd Sidonia 54237243

NB Statutory Declarations can also be witnessed by pharmacists, medical doctors, municipal councillors. members of the Police Force, vets, dentists, State School principals, a manager of a bank and several other categories of persons.

Key Cutting

Turner Brothers 51 High St Kyneton 54221533

Kyneton Town Hall

The Hall and associated offices in pre-amalgamation period was the Kyneton Shire Hall and administrative centre of the Kyneton Shire. It was partially constructed in 1877, with the Theatre section added in 1927 and the old part of the offices in 1971. The Council Chambers upstairs continues to be used for meetings of the Macedon Ranges Shire Council and its committees. The Hall, the Richardson Room and the upstairs meeting rooms are still used for community group meetings, events and for functions. As the only Shire building of the quality and capacity to house big audiences the Hall has become the Shire’s venue for high quality visiting entertainment at affordable prices.

Laundromat

Kyneton Laundromat is located at 49 Mollison Street Kyneton. It is open every day from 8am to 10pm. It has an associated commercial laundry and nappy service at the rear of its building. Contact phone number is 54221741.

Law Court

Kyneton Magistrates Court

Location: Hutton St Kyneton

Phone 54221832 for general advice on procedure and the court’s jurisdictional areas.

Registrar in attendance Monday, Thursday, Friday 9am-4pm

Coverage: Magistrates court, Children’s court, Coroners court, Civil jurisdiction, Family court, Crimes, family violence, fencing disputes.

Legal Aid

The Loddon Campaspe Legal Centre in conjunction with Legal Aid Victoria (Bendigo) offers free and confidential legal assistance at Cobaw Community Health Service at 47 High St between 1 and 4pm each Monday. On the 1st Monday of the month Family Law appointments are taken and on all other Monday general legal advice is offered. Appointments are made by phoning 1800254500 (toll free) or 54482333.

Legal Practices

Armstrong, Collins and DeLacy 143c Mollison Street, Kyneton ph:54221677

Palmer, Stevens, Renwick 8 Jennings Street, Kyneton ph:54226500

Ken Faulkner,178 Mollison Street, Kyneton ph:54222888

Library

Kyneton’s Library is accessed via the Mechanics Reserve in Mollison/Baynton Streets.

Phone and fax: 54221365, email: kyneton@ncgrl.vic.gov.au

The Kyneton Library is part of the Goldfields Library which gives members access to more than 260,000 items of interest including books, DVDs, videos, maps, CDs and computer databases. Membership of the Library is free.

Items available for loan:

A wide range of fiction and non-fiction books, large print books, recorded books, magazines, videos, languages learning kits, DVDs & CDs

Others Services:

Newspapers (available to read in the Library), internet access, email access, photocopiers, community noticeboard, Children’s Storytime sessions weekly.

Borrowing Periods:

3 weeks for books – no limit, 3 weeks for talking books – limit 5, 1 week for videos – limit 5, 1 week for magazines.

Members can borrow and return to any of the Goldfields Library Branches (Woodend, Gisborne, Castlemaine, Bendigo, Kangaroo Flat & Heathcote) or mobile library services.

Library Hours:

Mon, Tue, Wed: 9.30am – 5pm; Thur: 9.30am-6pm, Fri: 9.30am-5pm;

Sat: 9.30am-12.30pm.

Live Performances and Theatre

The Kyneton Town Hall in Mollison Street is a well appointed venue and has high quality visiting music, comedy and drama performances throughout the year. The program can be found on www.macedon-ranges.vic.gov.au .

The Bluestone Theatre (formerly the old Congregational Church built in 1860) in Hutton St is the home of the Kyneton Theatre Company. It is the venue for the Company’s performances, the Annual One Act Play Festival held during the Kyneton Daffodil & Arts Festival and visiting performances over the year.

Marriage Celebrants

Civil Celebrants:         Alan Stone 54221807

                                    Dave MacMunn 54227284

Museum

67 Piper St, Kyneton, ph: 54221228, 1300 656 577

Open: Fri-Sun 11am-4pm (plus public holidays & Thursdays during school holidays) Guided Tours by arrangement.

The Museum bluestone building itself is recognised by the National Trust. It was built in 1855 as a Bank of New South Wales in the gold rush era. The former bank manager’s residence, stables, servant’s kitchen, laundry & cellar house the fascinating exhibits.

The Museum is owned and operated by the Shire and its voluntary support group (Friends of the Kyneton Museum) plays an active role in ensuring its ongoing development.

Newsagents

Kyneton

Kyneton’s main Newsagency is Collins Newsagency at 95 Mollison St. It retails a wide range of newspapers and magazines. Residents within the Kyneton township wanting to organise home deliveries of newspapers need to do so through Collins 54221460.

The sub-newsagencies:the BP Service Station in High Street, the Factory Milk Bar in Beauchamp Street, Kuppers Service Station at Mineral Springs and the Carlruhe Service Station also sell the daily newspapers and some magazines as do the Safeway and IGA supermarkets.

Malmsbury and Tylden

The Malmsbury and the Tylden General Stores are the newsagencies in those towns.

Nurseries

Garden enthusiasts have access several first rate nurseries in the Kyneton district:

Kyneton & District Indigenous Plants 0419 301 083

Malmsbury Plant Sales Ellesmere Rd Malmsbury 54232269

Quick Growth Garden Centre at 36 Piper Stree Kyneton 54222732

Springhill Nursery corner of Trentham and Spring Hill Roads Tylden 54248315.

Woorabinda Garden & Nursery Shepherds Hill Rd Lauriston 54239146

Opportunity Shops

Salvo’s Store 162B Mollison St Kyneton ph: 54223014

Open: Mon-Fri 10am-4pm, Sat 9am-1pm

Vinnies 136 Mollison St Kyneton

Open: Tue & Wed 10am-

Uniting Church Op Shop 6 Market St Kyn  54222996 (soon shifting to 22 Market)

Open: M: 12.30-2.30pm, T: 1.30-3.30pm, W: 10.30-3.30pm, Th&F: 10-4pm, Sa: 10-12n

Parks, gardens and Picnic Areas

Bourke Street Oak covered entry: Bourke St between Wheatley & Barton Sts

Gasworks Community Park: Ebden St between Beauchamp & Mitchell Sts

Lauriston Reservoir Reservoir Rd Lauriston (BBQ, play equip, toilets)

Jean Haynes Park: cnr High & Edgecombe Sts Kyneton (BBQ, play equip, toilets)

Kyneton Botanical Gardens: cnr Mollison & Clowes Kyneton (BBQ play equip, toilets)

Malmsbury Botanic Gardens – Mollison St Malmsbury (BBQ, play equip, toilets)

Malmsbury Reservoir Daylesford Rd Malmsbury (BBQ, play equip, toilets)

Mineral Springs Reserve Burton Avenue Kyneton (BBQ, play equip, toilets)

Quarry Reserve Park: cnr Piper St & Campaspe Cres (BBQ)

Riverbank Campaspe Place: Campaspe Place between Piper St & Kyneton Racecourse

St Pauls Park: Piper Street between Ebden & Powlett Sts

Tylden Reserve Adjacent to Tylden Hall (BBQ, play equip, toilets)

Planning Permits

If you intend to construct a building, change the use of a building or land or carry out any form of works/construction then a planning permit may be required from the Macedon Ranges Shire Council. Anyone who is unsure whether they require a planning permit can contact a Council Planning Officer through 54220333.

Planning Application forms can be obtained by phone request, visiting the Shire Office in Mollison St or by downloading from www.macedon-ranges.vic.gov.au. Charges apply. Time to process the application will depend on its complexity. The Shire’s Planning Department is located at the Gisborne Office – so a trip to Gisborne may be needed if a face to face meeting with the Planning Officer is required

Photography

Photographs can be left for developing at

Wells Chemmart Pharmacy 107 Mollison St Kyneton 54221660

Kennedys Amcal Pharmacy 97 Mollison St Kyneton 54221641

Kyneton Photography 36 High St Kyneton ph: 54226155

Safeway Supermarket 7-11 Jennings St Kyneton 54221899

Police Stations

Kyneton Police Station

Kyneton is a 24 hour station with a Senior Sergeant, 6 Sergeants, and 26 Troops.

Location: 16 Jennings St. Ph: 54221377 for general enquiries and advice only.

Malmsbury Police Station

Malmsbury is a one person station.staffed for 40 hours/week.

Location: Mollison St Malmsbury  Ph: 54232382 for general enquiries and advice only.

Please note: For emergencies and all call-outs dial 000.

Printer Consumables

Kyneton Computers 65 High St Kyneton 54227000

Kyneton Office Shop 92 Mollison St Kyneton 54223500

Kyneton Post Office Cnr Jennings & Mollison St Kyneton 54221398

Shoe Repairs

Kyneton Drycleaners 56 High St Kyneton 54221503

Sporting Venues

Kyneton Sporting Complex Victoria St Kyneton 54222239

The Kyneton Sporting Complex is home to a large number of Kyneton’s indoor sporting activities and to the Kyneton Fitness Centre.

It also offers rooms for hire.

Activities hosted by the Complex include:

Badminton: Mon 7pm

Contact Darren Peeler 0417561738

Basketball:   

Junior – Mon-Fri

Contact Neville Page 0423781115

Senior – Mon: Mens, Tues: Womens

Contact Karyn Aumont 54222239

Breakdance/Hip Hop: Wed 4pm Contact Sarah Cook 0402087949

Indoor Soccer Junior – Fri 5pm Contact Sammy Cartwright 54222239

                        Men’s – Wed Contact Karyn Aumont 54222239

                        Women’s – Fri 6.30pm Contact Karyn Aumont 54222239

Lifeball:          Wed 12.30pm Contact Jane Bloom 54248117

Netball:         Junior – Sat 9am (Winter only) Contact Deirdre Tunzi 54223273

                        Mixed – Wed Contact Karyn Aumont 54222239

                        Women’s Thur 7pm Contact Deirdre Tunzi 54223273

Pilates                       Intermediate Thur 11.30am Contact April Banes 0427150976

                        Beginners (by Appt) Thur 12.30pm Contact April Banes 0427150976

Squash           Tue 7.30pm train, Thur 7.30pm comp Contact Bill Hutcheson 0438312632

Strength training- Older Adults M 3.45, T&Th 9.30am Cont Karyn Aumont 54222239

Taek Won Do         Mon & Thur 5 & 6pm Contact Shane Morrison 53482320

Volleyball      Mixed Tues 7pm Contact Jane Kavenagh 54222239

Venues by Sport

Basketball:       Kyneton Sporting Complex Victoria St Kyneton

Badminton:      Kyneton Sporting Complex Victoria St Kyneton

Cricket:           Barkly Square Beauchamp St Kyneton

                        Bottom Oval Showgrounds cnr Beauchamp & Victoria Sts

                        Malmsbury Oval Ellesmere St Malmsbury

Croquet:         Kyneton Croquet Club Cnr Ebden & Donnithorne St Kyneton

Cycling:           Velodrome Mollison St Kyneton

Football:          Kyneton Showgrounds Mollison Street Kyneton

                        Bottom Oval Showgrounds cnr Beauchamp & Victoria Sts

                        Malmsbury Oval Ellesmere St Malmsbury

Golf:                Kyneton Golf Club Black Hill Rd Kyneton

Lawn Bowls:   Kyneton Bowling Club Mollison St Kyneton

                        Kyneton Golf Club Black Hill Rd Kyneton

Netball:           Kyneton Showgrounds Mollison Street Kyneton

                        Kyneton Sporting Complex Victoria St Kyneton

Tennis:                        Kyneton Tennis Courts Victoria St Kyneton

                        Tylden Tennis Courts adjacent to Tylden Hall

Soccer:                        Barkly Square Beauchamp St Kyneton

Squash:                        Kyneton Sporting Complex Victoria St Kyneton

Swimming Pools

Kyneton’s outdoor swimming pool is situated on the corner of Maxwell and Mollison Streets. In the summer season the pool is open Mon-Sat: 11am-6pm and Sun 12noon-6pm

Campaspe Downs Heated Pool  1302 Trentham Rd Kyneton

This 25m 6 lane pool is a private facility but is open to the public Tue, Thu, & Fri 6-9pm

Venues & Halls for Functions and Meetings

St Paul’s Anglican Hall

Location: 22 Yaldwyn St West Kyneton

Bookings and further information: 54221025

St Andrews Uniting Church

Location: Cnr Ebden & Yaldwyn St West Kyneton

Bookings and further information: 54221271

St Mary’s Parish Hall

Location: 24 Hutton St Kyneton

Bookings and further information:  54221492 (Richard Brain)

Kyneton Masonic Centre

Location: 7 Yaldwyn St West Kyneton

Bookings and further information: 54221268 (Brian Davenport)

Zetland Lodge

Location: Piper St Kyneton

Bookings and further information: 54235245 (Secretary-Alan Willis)

KynetonTown Hall

Location: Mollison St Kyneton

Bookings and further information: 54211431 (Justin at Shire)

Kyneton Sporting Complex

Location: 4 Victoria St Kyneton

Bookings and further information: 54222239 or 0428564202 (Karyn – Facility Coord)

Kyneton Showgrounds Social Rooms

Location: Mollison St Kyneton

Bookings and further information: 54221683 (Football/Netball Club Sec)

Kyneton Fire Brigade

Location: Ebden St Kyneton

Bookings and further information: 54226063 (Secretary)

Kyneton Golf Club

Location: 61 Blackhill Rd Kyneton

Bookings and further information: 54221151

Kyneton District Racing Club

Location: Campaspe Place Kyneton

Bookings and further information: 54221866

Kyneton Bowling Club

Location: Mollison St Kyneton

Bookings and further information: 54221902

Red Brick Hall

Location: Yaldwyn St West Kyneton

Bookings and further information: 54211431 (Justin at Shire)

Bluestone Theatre

Location: Hutton St Kyneton

Bookings and further information: 54211431 (Justin at Shire)

Kyneton Tennis Clubrooms

Location: Victoria St Kyneton

Bookings and further information: 54222324 (Diane Stringer)

Baynton Hall

Bookings and further information: 54237235 (Peter Stone)

Kyneton Scout Hall

Location: 23 Franklin Place Kyneton

Bookings and further information: 54227026 (Jodie Cullis)

Lauriston Hall

Bookings and further information: 54239146 (Rob & Jan Hovelt)

Malmsbury Town Hall

Location: Mollison St Malmsbury

Bookings and further information: 54232261 (Christine Sundblum)

Tylden Hall

Location: Tylden-Woodend Rd Tylden

Bookings and further information: 54248218 (Tony Fleming)

Kyneton Community & Learning Centre

Location 34 Mollison St Kyneton

Bookings and further information: 54223433

Kyneton Mechanics Institute

Location: Mollison St Kyneton

Bookings and further information:

54220333 (Shire)

(Currently being refurbished)

Windarring

Location: 36 Hutton St Kyneton

Bookings and further Information: 54227042

Toilets

Kyneton:

Hutton Street - Behind Town Hall

Mollison/Baynton Streets - via Mechanics Reserve (baby change area here)

Piper Street - Adjacent to Market Fresh Building

Cnr Clowes & Mollison Streets - in Botanical Gardens

High St - adjacent to Visitor Information Centre

Mollison Street - inside Showgrounds gates

Beauchamp Street - next to bottom oval of Showgrounds

Burton Avenue (Old Calder Hwy) in Kyneton Mineral Springs Reserve

Barkly Square - Beauchamp Street

Kyneton Saleyards – Saleyards Road

Malmsbury:

Malmsbury Town Hall/Botanical Gardens Mollison St (baby change area here)

Tylden:

Tylden Hall Woodend-Trentham Rd Tylden

VicRoads Office

Vicroads has an office in Kyneton located at 2 Beauchamp St. Services include licence renewal, licence and learner permit tests, issuing number plates, motor vehicle registration (except high risk and heavy vehicle registration)

Open: Mon-Thu 8.30am-4.30pm, Fri: 8.30pm-5pm (closed 12.30-1pm)

Visitor Information Centre

Kyneton Visitor Information Centre is located in the Jean Haynes Park in High Street just East of the Edgecombe St intersection. Staffed by local volunteers the Centre is open from 9am to 5pm on every day of the year except Good Friday and Christmas Day. It is a great resource not only for visitors but also for locals as it stocks maps and a wealth of information about local attractions and events and also about attractions across the State. Contact number for the Centre is 54226110.

Waste and Recycling Collection and Disposal

Collection of garbage and materials for recycling

For residents in the Shire’s collection areas garbage is collected weekly and materials for recycling fortnightly. All of Kyneton and District’s garbage (placed in the small 120l bins is collected from the Kerbside on Tuesdays but Kyneton North’s recycling (In bigger240l bin) is collected one Tuesday and Kyneton South the alternate Tuesday. The Shire recommends that bins be out for collection by 6am. Bins should be as close to the gutter as possible with the handle nearest the house. The garbage and recycling bins should be at least a metre apart.

The calendar for collection which contains full details of what can be recycled can be obtained from the Shire Office in Mollison St or from www.macedon-ranges.vic.gov.au .

Queries about collection should be directed to the contactor Cleanaway on 1800 134 870 or the Shire on 54220333.

The annual charge for the initial set of garbage and recycling bins and the associated service is $190 which is levied through the quarterly rates payment.

Stolen or missing Bins Were a residents bin is either missing or stolen they need to complete a declaration and fax it to the contactor on 54415008. The forms can be obtained from the Shire Office or downloaded from www.macedon-ranges.vic.gov.au

Kyneton Transfer Station 140 Redesdale Rd Kyneton 54223661

Open: Wed, Fri, Sat, Sun: 10am-4pm except total fire ban days, Christmas, New Year and Anzac Days and Good Friday.

The Station accepts green waste and hard waste (such as furniture, bicycles, mowers, etc.) at a charge.  Recyclables are accepted free of charge.

Recyclables include glass, aluminium cans, paper and cardboard, plastics codes 1, 2 and 3, and steel cans.

Computers, mobile phones and phone batteries can also be disposed of free of charge.

The charges for various categories of waste can be found on the Shire website: www.macedon-ranges.vic.gov.au

Waste Disposal for residents not in the Shire Collection area.

These residents can take their garbage to the Transfer Station in Redesdale Road (charges apply) or can arrange to pay a private contractor to do a weekly collection.

The local private contractor is Bins Direct 54248122.

Disposal of Printer Cartridges Printer cartridges can be taken for recycling to the Kyneton Post Office and the Kyneton Office Shop.

Disposal of Pharmaceuticals and Medicines

Unused medicines should be taken to Pharmacy. The pharmacist will arrange for their safe disposal.

Disposal of Household Chemicals

The Macedon Ranges Shire Council in partnership with Sustainability Victoria, once each year at a time and location notified in the local media, receives unwanted household chemicals such as paints, batteries, weed killers, solvents, glues etc.

Youth Justice Centre – Malmsbury

The Malmsbury Youth Justice Centre is located at the Southern end of Mollison Street Malmsbury. The original centre was built in 1965 and following a major redevelopment a new centre was completed in December 1997.

The Centre accommodates up to 74 males aged between 18 and 21 in four purpose built units. Malmsbury has no external perimeter enclosure. Security is based on active staff interaction with clients.