The Customer Service Centre will be closed from 3.00pm, Tuesday 24 December and reopen 8.30am, Thursday 2 January 2025. There will also be changes to our bin collection days during this period.
To get updates about what we’re doing to tackle housing affordability locally, visit Shape Mount Alexander and click ‘Follow’.
Council is committed to addressing the housing affordability challenge in our community. We are also seeking to match housing to our household types and climate.
Actions we're taking include:
These actions connect to the key pillars in our Council Plan 2021-2025(PDF, 4MB). Some actions are large-scale, longer-term activities that will take time to come to fruition.
Find out what support and resources are available to you if you are seeking affordable housing in the shire.
Find out more about affordable housing and what it looks like in the shire.
Get the latest information on Council's advocacy work in the area of affordable housing.
The Mount Alexander Affordable Housing Trust is a Council initiative to help tackle the issue of affordable housing in our region.
Find out more about Council's work to make more affordable housing available on Templeton Street in Castlemaine.
Find out about other work we're doing in the housing sector.
Related information
Mount Alexander Shire Council response - National Housing Homelessness Plan(PDF, 988KB)