I wish to respond to your article in the June 29, 2026 edition headed: ‘HSC: No geese, no Rex and now no indoor pool’. In your article you state re consultancy/study costs: “A spokesperson said the council had spent in the order of $70,000 over three financial years which included the original scope and some […]

Society XVII, a group of players who specialise in 17th and 18th century music, are heading to the Clunes Town Hall for a 60-minute recital on Sunday, July 26 at 3pm. All four members play with the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra – but with that based in Sydney, the Victorian quartet have decided to also do […]

The Words in Winter name carries a unique resonance across the Central Highlands, representing a trio of distinct festivals. While the Central Goldfields festival in Maryborough celebrates in May, the Daylesford and Hepburn Springs festival and the Trentham festival wait for the chill of August. The shared roots of 2002 Words in Winter began in […]

Malmsbury local and CFA Malmsbury Fire Brigade member Yoko Nakazawa has just won a James Beard Award for her cookbook The Japanese Art of Pickling & Fermenting. Yoko first joined the CFA two years ago and has become a valued member and already attended many callouts. She also runs cooking and fermentation workshops in the […]

Every day, 2 million Australians live with diabetes, managing something most people never fully see. This National Diabetes Week, Central Highlands Rural Health is joining Diabetes Australia to encourage people to know the signs and symptoms of diabetes and seek help early. Early diagnosis can prevent serious health complications and, in many cases, save lives. […]

Now in its 166th year, the Daylesford Hospital has seen many iterations, but one thing has always been a constant – the support from a dedicated community. While the fundraising landscape has changed over that time, the hospital continues to provide acute, community and aged care thanks in part to a generous community, donors, bequests […]

Hepburn Shire communities are better prepared to stay safe during extreme heat following a two-year collaboration between health, emergency management and community organisations across the Grampians region, led by Grampians Public Health Unit. With the Bureau of Meteorology declaring an El Niño weather pattern and forecasts indicating an increased likelihood of hotter and drier conditions, […]

Daylesford’s own cinema is back — upstairs in the beautiful old Rex, run entirely by locals and volunteers who love a good film and better company. Thursday through Monday every week, and all week during school holidays.

Hepburn Shire Council has confirmed Mayor, Cr Tony Clark has been served with alleged criminal charges initiated by a private individual. This matter is proceeding as a private prosecution. It has not involved an investigation, fact‑finding process, or assessment by Victoria Police or any public prosecutorial authority. Council is taking this matter seriously and is […]

As part of the Words in Winter festival in Daylesford, Australian poets with a passion for the natural world are invited to enter the 2026 Venie Holmgren Environmental Poetry Prize, offering a $1000 major prize for unpublished work. The prize honours Venie Holmgren, who began writing poetry in her late 50s and went on to […]

The Little Gallery in Trentham continues to celebrate visual artists of the Central Victorian region with a fresh rotation of new talent from emerging to established creators. Rose Wilson, the founding member of the Little Gallery, said: “Over the past 15 years, we have proudly exhibited more than 250 artists. This not only highlights the […]

Wow, the world has gone and got itself into a tangle again, things seemed to swing so far to the left just a couple of years ago and now they are pulling to the extreme right. With racism comes sexism and all the other “isms” follow. Once you divide a community on the matter of […]