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Daylesford is a town located in the foothills of the Great Dividing Range, within the Shire of Hepburn, Victoria, Australia, approximately 114 kilometres north-west of Melbourne. First established in 1852 as a gold mining town, Daylesford has a population of 2,781 as of the 2021 census .
Macedon Ranges The Shire of Hepburn is a local government area in Victoria , Australia , located in the central part of the state. It covers an area of 1,473 square kilometres (569 sq mi) and, in the 2021 Census the shire had a population of 16,604.
Kyneton (/ ˈ k aɪ n t ən / KYNE-tən) [2] is a town in the Macedon Ranges region of central Victoria, Australia.The Calder Freeway bypasses Kyneton to the north and east.. The town has three main streets: Mollison Street, Piper Street and High Street.
The Shire of Macedon Ranges was formed in 1995 from the amalgamation of the Shire of Romsey, Shire of Gisborne, Shire of Newham and Woodend, and most of the Shire of Kyneton. [2] The council is composed of three wards (East, South and West) and nine councillors, with three councillors per ward elected to represent each ward. [7]
Macedon (/ ˈ m æ s ə d ən / MASS-ə-dən) [2] is a town at the foot of Mount Macedon in the Macedon Ranges, between Melbourne and Bendigo in central Victoria. It is administered by the Shire of Macedon Ranges. Macedon's urban population was 2,926 at the 2021 census, up from 2,808 in the 2016 census.
The area is situated east of Ballarat, south of Bendigo, north and east of Melbourne, and west of the alpine areas. Major towns of the Central Highlands include Castlemaine, Creswick, Daylesford, Gisborne, Kyneton and Woodend. All these towns are located in what is usually referred to as the West Central Highlands.
Route numbers have been allocated to Victoria's roads since 1954, with the introduction of National Routes across all states and territories in Australia, symbolised by a white shield with black writing; National Route 1 ('Highway 1') was one of the best-known numbered national routes, due to its fame for circumnavigating the continent.
Types of LGAs. Victoria LGAs by largest council faction as of 2025. This is a list of local government areas (LGAs) in Victoria, sorted by region.. Also referred to as municipalities, the 79 Victorian LGAs are classified as cities (34), shires (38), rural cities (6) and boroughs (1).