Acknowledgement to Country
The Wombat Post is produced on the traditional lands of the Dja Dja Wurrung clans. We also acknowledge the neighbouring traditional custodians of the Kulin Nation and pay our respects to all Aboriginal peoples, their culture and lore. We acknowledge that First Nations Peoples have been telling their stories from these lands for many thousands of years.
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Local News
LatestCafé Lotte – The Door is Open!
Jun 20, 2025 | Business and Industry, Mailerlite
The hospitality revival is continuing in Hepburn Springs with the latest opening being Café Lotte on the main road this week. Formerly the site of Frank & Connie's, locals have missed having a venue at this space and are excited about the venue being re-opened.
Local Development Projects in Trouble
Jun 13, 2025 | Business and Industry, Local News
Critically Endangered!
Jun 13, 2025 | Environment and Energy, Features
Features
LatestHepburn Pool: A Hidden Heritage Gem
Jun 20, 2025 | Features, History, Mailerlite
Hidden away on Spring Creek in the Hepburn Mineral Springs Reserve is the unique Hepburn Pool built in the early 1930s by the Zelman family, who ran the Bellinzona Guest House. It was of Olympic size and hosted many swimming competitions including the Victorian Swimming Championships.
Living Well
LatestCurtals and Continuo: A Rare Early Music Experience in Daylesford
Jun 20, 2025 | Mailerlite, Music
Daylesford audiences are in for a musical treat on Saturday, July 5, when early music specialists Unholy Rackett join forces with Ensemble 642 for a unique concert of rarely heard 17th-century repertoire. The performance will highlight the curtal, a family of instruments unfamiliar to most modern ears, and the Renaissance ancestor of the bassoon.
Book Review: The Medicinal Garden
Jun 13, 2025 | Books
Alex and Emily at Yandoit Cultural
Jun 13, 2025 | Music
Featured Posts
Small Homes, Big Impact: A Local Solution for Hidden Homelessness
Jun 20, 2025 | Community, Featured Posts, Mailerlite
Hepburn Shire is grappling with a housing crisis that leaves hundreds without secure, affordable accommodation. Local not-for-profit group Safe Place Homes (SPH) has proposed a solution to tackle this issue by assisting landowners to install a small, second dwelling—no larger than 60 square metres—on their existing residential property.
Read MoreThe Cold Truth: How Deliberate Cold Exposure Can Boost Your Health, Mood, and Resilience
Jun 20, 2025 | Featured Posts, Features, Health, Mailerlite
Cold exposure, once a survival challenge, is now being embraced as a tool for enhancing health and resilience. The practise of deliberately subjecting the body to cold has gained popularity among athletes, biohackers and wellness enthusiasts. This article explores the evidence about cold exposure to help readers decide whether it is right for them.
Read MoreCan Hepburn Shire Afford to Maintain Our Ageing Outdoor Pools?
Jun 20, 2025 | Community, Featured Posts, Mailerlite, Sport and Recreation
The Shire’s outdoor pools are ageing and expensive to maintain. They operate for just a few months each year and yet the cost to ratepayers is significant: approximately $1 million per year. They are not meeting the needs of the community and maintaining the status quo is not viable in the long term.
Read MoreWater Restrictions to Commence in Daylesford and Hepburn Region from July 1
Jun 20, 2025 | Environment and Energy, Featured Posts, Mailerlite
Central Highlands Water will introduce Stage 2 water restrictions across the Hepburn region, including Daylesford, Hepburn, Hepburn Springs and surrounding areas starting from Tuesday 1 July 2025. Extremely dry conditions have resulted in the lowest soil moisture deficit on record in the Daylesford and Hepburn region and water storages have fallen to 30% capacity.
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