Acknowledging to yourselves that you’ve spent $1.2 million on assisting local community recipients is more than cause for celebration.  The Daylesford Foundation took this opportunity to acknowledge their success and at the same time launch their first printed Annual Report at The Bamford Bar at The Daylesford Hotel on Wednesday 7th October.  Not heard of the Daylesford Foundation?  That’s not surprising as they’ve been working under the radar for some time now.  Jane Westney, Chair, said, ‘we felt it was time to start letting people know we are here and what we do, so what better way, than to launch ourselves into the public eye with our first printed annual report’.   So,...

Six local schools, a packed hall and plenty of musical magic made Rotary Daylesford School Music Night a night to remember! After a two-year absence while essential maintenance was carried out on the Daylesford Town Hall, Rotary Daylesford School Music Night made a triumphant return on 14 October. And what a welcome return it was! With a packed house of excited students, proud parents and grandparents, and enthusiastic teachers, the concert celebrated the wonderful musical talents of students from six local schools. This much-loved event has been running for more than 30 years, with interruptions for COVID and Town Hall maintenance, and its return proved just how much...

Daylesford and Hepburn Springs will help choose a new member of Parliament at the state election on Saturday 28 November.  Both towns are in the lower house district of Macedon and the upper house region of Northern Victoria.  Our current sitting member is Mary-Anne Thomas who is not contesting the seat for another term.   Rotary and Wombat Post are hosting a Daylesford Conversation with the major parties’ candidates for Macedon at Daylesford Town Hall from 6pm on November 5th.  There will be presentations, discussions and questions with the major parties’ candidates, plus the opportunity to meet with any independent candidates on the night. The major party candidates attending are: Annette Death...

Australia's longest-running regional multi-arts festival, Castlemaine State Festival is delighted to welcome award-winning theatre-maker, producer and arts leader Lyall Brooks as its new Festival...