Community

Many charities spend a significant proportion of their fundraising on administration, rent and staff costs. Rotary, however, is required by its international charter to direct 100 per cent of money raised from community fundraising to the causes it supports.

As communities across the region gathered this week to honour those who served, several local organisations have received new funding to support veterans and their families under the Victorian Government’s Anzac Day Proceeds Fund and Victoria Remembers programs.

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.

As the weather warms and the landscape begins to dry, local CFA volunteers are preparing for another fire season — and they’re encouraging residents to do the same.

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.