| Maryborough | 8,000 |
| Central Goldfields Shire | 13,000 |
| Season | Av max | Av Min |
| Summer | 28.7°C | 13.2°C |
| Winter | 12.2°C | 3.4°C |
| Schools | Health Care |
| 5 Primary Schools | Maryborough District Health Service |
| 2 Seconday Schools | |
| 1 university or TAFE campuses | |
| 1 specialty school |
Approximately a two hour drive north-west of Melbourne, Maryborough is central to Ballarat and Bendigo. Maryborough boasts a mix of rich heritage, new facilities and retail that would be the envy of many regional communities. Over the past 2 years, Maryborough has had record levels of residential development.
In recent times, a substantial amount of money has been invested to ensure Maryborough remains one of the Goldfield's 'Golden Nuggets', and continues to grow as a community anyone would dream being a part of.
Below are just a few examples of the investments being made into the community:
• *NEW 404 school site sold- 39 residential lot development to be known as CALISTA GARDENS - construction nearing completion
• The return of passenger rail commenced on the 4th July 2010
• Restoration of the Maryborough railway station $1.9 mil –Completed
• Further restoration works at Maryborough Railway Station- Completed
• Station domain, Shire Offices and Community Hub including a local community radio station Gold FM $8.0 mil- Completed
• $2mil Study to link Geelong, Ballarat & Bendigo via Rail
• New "Maryborough Education Centre" $30 mil- Completed
• Maryborough Hospital upgrades $20 mil - Completed
• New Police Station $5 mil- Completed
• New Ambulance Station $1.25 mil – Completed
• New Centrelink offices - Completed
• Main Street upgrades $2.2 mil – Completed
• Coles/Kmart & 9 Specialty Shops $15 mil – Completed
• Aldi Store $3 mil – Completed
• New MITRE 10 – Completed
• Havilah retired home $12 mil – expansion on to new site – Construction commenced
• Over 55 development $6 mil – Construction commenced
• Broiler Farm at Moolort $7.5mil – Stage 1 completed- Stage 2 further $7 .5 mil
• True Foods now employ 260 people with a Food Cluster development now being pursued
• McDonalds Restaurant opened October 2011
• Ambulance Station now 24 hour- 7 new full time paramedics
• Asphalting firm has completed relocation to Maryborough
• New Tyrepower - Under construction
• Business case complete for establishment of Goldfields as Australia's First Heritage Region
• New Priceline Store
• Complete operational bus service for the town, with stops outside Whirrakee Rise
• Major Extensions to Children's Centre - Construction to begin in 2013.