Community

The 2025 Daylesford Rotary Art Show, held over the Cup Day long weekend raised more than $12,000 to support regional and overseas projects of Rotary.

The Emergency Services Expo was a valuable opportunity for the community to meet and reconnect with the people who keep us safe: our local emergency services personnel.

Glenlyon CFA member Shaun Gedge is putting his boots and his determination to the test, walking 240 kilometres around the Brigade’s response area to raise funds for new firefighting equipment.

Get creative with hands-on workkshops at the DNC in November: Puppet making and patchwork. And there’s more with Juggling workshops to improve your coordination, focus and confidence.

U3A orginated in France in the 1970s and now has branches all over the world. In Victoria, the number of groups has expanded dramatically since the movement started in the 1980s. The local Hepburn U3A group is one of the most successful.

Free Juggling Classes are coming to the Daylesford Neighbourhood Centreoffering a fun and accessible way to boost coordination, mindfulness and community connection.

Victorians are being urged to prepare for the upcoming fire season, as part of CFA’s “Get Fire Ready” month during October. 

An expert panel at the Wombat Post’s Daylesford Conversation series considered the Future of Daylesford as a Tourist Town. It was argued that Daylesford is not over touristed but it needs to plan the sort of tourism it wants and, in particular, it needs to manage its housing needs to avoid problems in the future.

The Well is a place to refresh, restore and reconnect.  Each week at the DNC, participants will gather for gentle yoga postures, meditation and a warm cup of chai in good company.