Creswick Chronicles

16/09/2025

Over the weekend, some absolute grubs went and trashed the Changing Place facility at Hammon Park in Creswick – not once, but twice.

The damage bill? Around twenty grand according to Hepburn Shire Council. Yep, twenty thousand bucks down the dunny because a couple of clowns thought smashing up a community facility was a good laugh.

The council has had to lock the place up for an extended period, meaning the very people who actually rely on it – those with disabilities and their carers – are the ones paying the price.

It’s not just Creswick either. The Council reckons vandalism’s becoming a bigger headache right across the Shire, chewing up time, resources, and cash that could’ve been spent elsewhere.

23/08/2025

Creswick’s sneaky wood rustlers thought they were being clever, but nah – Taskforce Ironbark was on the case… because apparently this is where all our taxpayer money needs to go.

A full-blown sting with Parks Vic, the Conservation Regulator, and VicPol, all to nab two blokes flogging a trailer of logs like some dodgy Bunnings clearance sale.

What’d they collar? A car, a trailer of wood, two chainsaws and a couple of splitters. Wow. Australia’s answer to Pablo Escobar shut down right there, eh?

Meanwhile, actual crooks running around with machetes, stealing cars, or half the neighbourhood’s bikes barely raise an eyebrow. But chainsaws in Creswick? Oh mate, send in the cavalry.

Locals had already dobbed them in – so was this “joint taskforce” really about saving the bush, or just easy pickings to justify a shiny press release?

They’ll tell you it’s about protecting the forest. Fair enough. But let’s not pretend the forest would collapse if a few gum logs went missing.

Half the region reckons there’s firewood everywhere, and the only thing of real value they carted off was the blokes’ load for winter.

So here’s the big lesson from Parks Vic HQ: treat the forest like your personal woodshed and you’ll get slapped with fines, lose your car, and star in the next “Friday Fail.”

Meanwhile, the real criminals are still laughing all the way down the highway.

17/08/2025

Bloom Well-being in Creswick is closing the doors on its Albert Street home after four years, and the team’s feeling a mix of sadness and excitement.

Owner Jemma shared a heartfelt farewell, saying the old house wasn’t just a workplace but a second home – filled with stories, memories, team catch-ups in the garden, and even the muddy paw prints of dogs that brought plenty of joy.

Goodbye 42 (+40) Albert St 🏡

Feeling all the feels as we say goodbye to this beautiful house that has embodied ‘Bloom’ for the past 4yrs 🌻

Whilst we are excited for this new chapter and all that it brings, (especially having everyone in one building,) I just wanted a moment for the sadness and the things we’ll miss.

In a way, as we cleaned the house today it was like a farewell of sorts. A chance for slow remembering of the memories we’ve created there, and a chance to acknowledge the stories that have been heard and held with calmness and peace inside those four walls 🤗

Not to mention the summer days and weekends spent at Bloom because we didn’t have aircon, team meetings in the outdoor garden listening to the birds singing, and all the joy the dogs shared here. Wiping off their last muddy paw-print from the wall today, felt symbolic of saying goodbye, but also acknowledging all the memories we’ve created and the time we’ve spent here, in this welcoming house, that felt like an old friend 💚

Being a small business owner, I spend more hours at work than I do at home, so in many ways this has been like my home over the past 4 years. So, to our now former home of Bloom, thank you from the bottom of my heart for the space that you offered us and for the homely environment you offered guests 🥰

And with goodbyes in mind, whether you’re a previous or current client, or just enjoy walking past, we’d love to know what’s something you’ll miss ⬇️

- Jemma
Wilde Consulting

27/07/2025

Check out the amount of rain at Slaty Creek in Creswick! 🌧️ 🌊