Many times, driving past the Daylesford Cemetery, I would sight a large marble tombstone on a grave. It was hard to miss due to its size and presence on the landscape, and I always wondered – who does it belong to and what did they do for the town of Daylesford? Those questions were answered […]

Maryborough’s Central Goldfields Art Gallery’s latest exhibition RAGGED & TAGGED & FLAGGED Caroline Chisholm, Domesticity and the Victorian Goldfields by Dr Flossie Peitsch is now open. Maryborough resident Dr Peitsch reclaims discarded handwork and transforms these textile foundlings into fine art. As part of the installation, visitors are invited to inscribe the names and roles […]

Gigs Daylesford Hotel, Daylesford Okey Dokey Karaoke – Thursday, July 2, 6pm Live piano – Friday, July 3, 6.30pm–9.30pm Chloe’s Drag Bingo – Christmas in July – Thursday, July 16, 7pm Christmas in July – Friday, July 17, 18 & 24, 5.30pm – Ticketed event Live piano – Friday, July 31, 6.30pm-9.30pm Link: www.daylesfordhotel.com.au

Well, good news, the slab is down and the walls are up. Nah, only joking, still nothing happening on our block. However there has been a positive update. The permit has finally been signed off by Hepburn Shire Council, which is great, and also by the builders – Sherridon Homes. But a funny thing happened […]

Words in Winter has appointed Aunty Alison McRae – a Dja Dja Wurrung, Gunditjmara and Yorta Yorta Elder and leader – as its inaugural Cultural Advisor. The friendship between festival producer Devon Taylor and Aunty Alison began at Paradise Bookshop in Daylesford. That connection has now deepened into a formal role that will see Aunty […]

Victoria’s Country Cob Bakery has won Australia’s Best Pie with its Malaysian prawn pie – a mix of coconut curry, spices and prawns tucked up in golden pastry. Country Cob has locations in Kyneton, Boronia and Springvale. More than 300 bakeries competed for the Baking of Australia Association Best Pie and Pastie Competition crown, held […]

Macedon MP Mary-Anne Thomas has announced the successful applicants in the latest round of the state government’s Sporting Club Grants Program. Grant recipients include the Trentham Bowling Club which will receive $1000 for new uniforms and the Daylesford Speedway Drivers’ Association which will receive $879 for pit crew safety coveralls.

Minister for First Peoples Ros Spence has announced funding for 13 organisations as part of the eighth round of the Aboriginal Community Infrastructure Program. As part of the funding, Nalderun Education Aboriginal Corporation in Central Victoria will receive more than $1.4 million to build a co-designed Indigenous Education Place in Chewton. The service will deliver […]

Hepburn Shire Council will no longer look into the Daylesford-Hanging Rock Rail Trail project. It will also give up the rail corridor leases between Bullarto and Lyonville, to allow Daylesford Railway (formerly Daylesford Spa Country Railway) to take up the leases from VicTrack to construct its planned rail extension to Lyonville. A report at last […]

Victoria’s visitor economy is booming, generating record spending and supporting thousands of jobs across the state, according to results from Tourism Research Australia’s Domestic Tourism Statistics and International Visitor Survey. The survey found visitor spending has increased by 6.5 per cent and more than 2.9 million international visitors spent a new high of $10.5 billion […]

Clunes’s Booktown’s featured speaker for July is Sean Dooley, author of The Big Twitch. Join Sean, author and comedian from Birdlife Australia, as he discusses his memoir, the results of the latest Aussie Bird Count and the joys of birdwatching. The event is on Sunday, July 12 at the Clunes Railway Station. Doors open at […]

The Victorian Electoral Commission has received an application from I’m Voting to Avoid the Fine for registration as a political party. Objections to the proposed registration must be submitted to the VEC in writing no later than Saturday, July 25, 2026. Valid reasons for objection include: the party is not an eligible political party as […]