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 […]
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natural world are invited to enter the 2026 Venie Holmgren Environmental Poetry Prize, offering a $1000 major prize for unpublished work.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 […]
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 […]
“And he’s telling me more and more About some useless information Supposed to fire my imagination I can’t get no, oh no, no, no Hey, hey, hey, that’s what I say.” – Lyrics from (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction… Hepburn Shire Council’s overall performance dropped by five points, from 46 in 2025 to 41 in […]
Hepburn Shire Council’s pools are nearing “end of life” but the council will now create a community panel to look into the future of providing aquatic resources – including natural waterways. However, the provision of an indoor aquatics centre is not feasible, according to a report presented to the council last week. Hepburn Council has […]
Three Pig and Whistle hotels The exact origins of the name ‘Pig and Whistle’ remain a mystery, but the internet can offer a couple of explanations to ‘wet your whistle’. The Old English word “piggin” referred to a small earthenware jug, and the Old Norse phrase “ves heil” meaning “be you healthy”, was a common […]
The first time I met Smeaton’s Joan Pickering she was encouraging a craft group at Daylesford Library to weave vintage lace, wool and fabric into future projects. Joan, now 86, was clearly in her element after being taken by a community carer to see for herself where surplus materials, sent to the group on earlier […]
