Glenlyon

History

In 1846, Richard Babington and John Carpenter purchased a part of the Holcombe Run (originally part of A.F. Mollisons Coliban Run) and called it Glenlyon after their Scottish home. Glenlyon Post Office opened around May 1858 and closed in 1973. Glenlyon once had a primary school and hotels but all are closed. The original general store operated until approx 2009 when it closed. A new general store opened in the old premises, bringing to the town a revitalised heart. The revitalised store, which is well utilised by tourists passing through does duty as a cafe with an outdoor eating area and selected groceries. Beside the store is the local community notice board. The former Shire Hall on the main street served as the seat of the Shire of Glenlyon until the shire merged with the neighbouring Borough of Daylesford in May 1966. The building is now used as a public hall and is nominally owned by the Glenlyon Progress Association. In 2017–18, Regional Development Victoria provided funding for renovations, and the hall reopened in March 2018. A village market is also held in and around the Glenlyon Hall on the third Saturday of the month. Glenlyon Recreation Reserve is also home to the Glenlyon & District Pony Club. The major activity held in Glenlyon is the annual Paint Glenlyon and Dee Waterhouse Memorial Art Prize Competition, held around the Easter break. Entrants must have painted a (recognisable) landscape in/around Glenlyon. With a first prize of $1000 it is one of the largest art prizes in regional Australia. This is sponsored and organised by the Glenlyon Progress Association.

Most-observed species

• wombat bush-pea

  Pultenaea reflexifolia (J.H.Willis) de Kok · Magnoliopsida
  10,976
• Australian Magpie

  Gymnorhina tibicen (Latham, 1802) · Aves
  2,789
• Crimson Rosella

  Platycercus elegans (Gmelin, 1788) · Aves
  2,590
• common bird-orchid

  Chiloglottis valida D.L.Jones · Liliopsida
  2,294
• red fox

  Vulpes vulpes (Linnaeus, 1758) · Mammalia
  2,185
• Superb Fairywren

  Malurus cyaneus (Ellis, 1782) · Aves
  2,166
• Brooker's Gum

  Eucalyptus brookeriana A.M.Gray · Magnoliopsida
  1,919
• Laughing Kookaburra

  Dacelo novaeguineae (Hermann, 1783) · Aves
  1,757

Most recent

• M 3.8 — 2023-05-28
  5 km W of Mickleham, Australia
• M 3.1 — 2013-05-01
  7 km NW of Clifton Springs, Australia
• M 3 — 2010-03-30
  4 km NNE of Portarlington, Australia
• M 2.8 — 2003-02-02
  9 km N of Trentham, Australia
• M 2.7 — 2001-12-31
  10 km SW of Kilmore, Australia