Clunes Booktown

Once a year, the gold-rush town of Clunes — population modest, streetscape intact — fills with booksellers, authors and readers for a weekend festival run entirely by volunteers and community members. Next edition: 20–21 March 2027. The Dja Dja Wurrung are acknowledged as the original storytellers of this country, a framing that sits at the festival's centre rather than its footnote.