With the reintroduction of COVID-19 restrictions in regional Victoria from 1pm today, Saturday 21 August, select Macedon Ranges Shire Council facilities and services will close.
Services and facilities closed during the lockdown period:
- Aquatic and Leisure facilities
- Events and facility bookings (other than those for emergency/childcare support) will be cancelled
- Any community consultations involving face-to-face drop-in sessions will not go ahead
- Customer Service Centres will close at all sites
- Libraries and Toy Libraries will close
- Visitor Information Centres will close
- Hanging Rock will close
- All childcare centres across Victoria will be closed, except to children whose parents are authorised workers and cannot be supervised at home. Vulnerable children can still attend. A permit system will apply, and Council is awaiting further details which will be provided by the Victorian Government.
- Council will provide clarification on any restrictions that affect kindergartens when provided further information by the Victorian Government.
Services and facilities permitted to remain open:
- School crossing staff will continue to provide services
- Maternal and Child Health services will revert to providing services virtually unless there is a clinical need to see clients in person
- Community Care will continue to provide critical services and defer any non-essential appointments
- Resource recovery and bin collection will still occur as scheduled
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