The boxer and the wrestler I taught a boxer English No bruiser, he was deft In year nine at high school he enjoyed respect A wrestler in the same class fell to wrangling words For his trouble he got lumped in with the nerds The boxer had a girlfriend knew how to manage him The […]
The Geelong MarimbaTaters is teaching new musical skills to Creswick North and Creswick primary schools – the start of an ongoing exciting partnership. The vibrant sounds of the MarimbaTaters, primary school students from Geelong, recently echoed through Creswick as the acclaimed youth marimba ensemble visited Creswick North Primary School and Creswick Primary School, delighting students […]
At 84 painter-sculptor Adrian Collins holds a fascination with what he calls the “puzzle picture, art” that invites a viewer to pause, question and discover their interpretation. His work surely does that with its jauntiness and fun as part of the overflowing work in Artful Spaces, a captivating and enterprising Hepburn gallery. It began as […]
Caitlin Marks was raised by her maternal grandparents from an early age, following the unexpected death of her mother. Her grandmother was a craftsperson and her grandfather an author and journalist, her mother’s brother a musician. Caitlin says creativity has always pulsed in her background and through her veins, and she continues to find large […]
Daylesford classical artist Deny Christian will hold an exhibition of her New School of Classical Painting students’ work in Stanbridge Hall on Saturday and Sunday, September 19 and 20. The exhibition will include works of drawings, pastels and oil studies. Deny said two years ago, she and her students held their inaugural exhibition at the […]
Since March, the Bigger Hearts Dementia Alliance Ballarat has provided the opportunity for 15 people from Creswick and surrounds district, to come together on a weekly basis in Creswick to participate in Art Escape 2026. Art Escape is a program funded by the Community Bank Creswick & District, to enable people living with dementia to […]
The Swiss Italian Festa will return to Hepburn Springs in October, bringing together food, wine, music, history and community for a celebration of the unique Swiss Italian heritage that helped shape the region. Running across the weekend of October 23–25, with the traditional Heritage Dinner commencing celebrations on Thursday, October 22, this year’s Festa will […]
As the countdown to Words in Winter 2026 enters its final stretch, excitement across Daylesford and Hepburn is palpable. In the next edition of The Local, you’ll find our single-page program grid, where you can check out every speaker, talk and ticketed event scheduled across our town’s iconic venues and plan your festival journey. But […]
