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.
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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.
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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.
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The Victorian Government has announced increased funding in the 2025/26 Budget to support families experiencing cost-of-living pressures, with a focus on helping children participate in school activities and organised sport.
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Join Nick Place, co-author of “Stalin’s Wine Cellar” and local Yandoit wine maker, James Cuming from Corner Block Winery for a fireside chat about at Yandoit Cultural on Saturday, June 28.
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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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Scattered along winding country roads and and wandering creek beds, the ancient gums of rural Victoria stand as majestic sentinels—weathered, gnarled, breathtakingly beautiful and always different.
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A burst of colour and creativity is set to descend on Daylesford this July as the Daylesford Regional Arts Cooperative (DRAC) presents Cloudburst, a month-long preview in Vincent Street shopfronts of their upcoming Stanbridge Hall exhibition.
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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.
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Get involved in a community chook run. Or join with others who are exploring their family histories. There’s lots to do at the Daylesford Neighbourhood Centre.
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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.
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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.
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