Timber and firewood businesses bought up 7000 tonnes of storm debris removed from the Wombat State Forest at an auction held by DEECA in Daylesford on May 26. A spokesperson said there had been a good response to the organisation’s first online auction, with the 7000 tonnes of by-products from Wombat State Forest storm debris […]

Sometimes you just get lucky. This was the fate of the large kangaroo who was found down a mine shaft in the bush near Creswick, just lucky. The bush is full of mine shafts, remnants of the gold mining era. Many of them have been filled in, but there are still too many out there […]

When I suggest Dorothy Rodda sit next to the log fire to have a photo taken with her wedding portrait she retorts she’ll “look like an old lady”. Dorothy tells me she has a mobility walker reserved for carrying firewood from the back door to the lounge, which she happily demonstrates, quipping on the way […]

It is with great regret I have to inform you of the passing of Wolfram Michael Fix (Mike) who lost his battle with life at 4pm, June 4, 2026. This vibrant and creative man will have a celebration of his life and be reunited with his daughter Sue in a private ceremony with his family […]

This August, Words in Winter returns to Daylesford and Hepburn for five days of curiosity, words and belonging. The 2026 theme, Curiouser and Curiouser, is an invitation to lean in: to stories you haven’t heard, writers you haven’t discovered, and conversations that only happen when a community gathers around literature and creativity. The festival happens […]

The Hepburn Spring Swiss Italian Festa, to be held in October, is looking for amicis – or festival friends or sponsors. The Festa is a not-for-profit community organisation, overseen by a dedicated volunteer committee. The committee’s aim is to make the Festa accessible, inclusive, educational and community-driven. To do this, it relies on the generous […]

Clunes Cars and Coffee started in February and the event is already drawing around 100 cars on the first Sunday morning of each month. Gary May, the town’s postie, said he had the idea last year, and it had taken off in quite a big way. “I knew there were a few guys around here […]

A new charge for planning pre-application meetings with Hepburn Shire Council Council will be introduced under the council’s 2026 draft budget. A media release said the new charge would streamline the application process to ensure the council is reviewing better informed applications and reducing the time taken for the council to review applications. Building permits […]

Established luthier Nick Carpenter, founder of Wildwood Instruments, is introducing a new banjo making course, adding to the range of popular instrument-making workshops he has on offer. Based in the foothills of Mt Franklin, Wildwood Instruments is a boutique workshop dedicated to the craft of instrument making. Nick’s short, hands-on courses are designed to introduce […]

Professor Keir Reeves has spent the past decade working across the goldfields corridor of Ballarat, Creswick, Daylesford and Clunes – a stretch he describes as “a remarkable part of the country” – building upon an impressive career in higher education, history and preserving community identity. The historian, and director of Federation University’s Future Regions Research […]

Sometimes you just get lucky. This was the fate of the large kangaroo who was found down a mine shaft in the bush near Creswick, just lucky. The bush is full of mine shafts, remnants of the gold mining era. Many of them have been filled in, but there are still too many out there […]

So far, the build has been a lot of hurry up and wait, with our hard-earned money haemorrhaging from the account, from all the associated fees. The last bite out of our time schedule has come from the Hepburn Shire Council. Sherridon Homes thought we were putting in our amendment to the council and we […]