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 historic old Shire Hall in the main street, once home of the Shire of Glenlyon before it merged with the neighbouring Borough of Daylesford in May 1966 (itself the subject of the local council reorganisations in 1995 into the bigger Shire of Hepburn) is used as a public hall. The Glenlyon Progress Association is the designated "owner" of the Hall. In 2017/18 a large amount of funding was received from Regional Development Victoria to renovate the Hall, which reopened in March 2018 to great acclaim. A village market is also held in and around the Glenlyon Hal on the third Saturday of the month.l The nearby Glenlyon Recreation Reserve (in Dysart Street) is also the location of a mineral spring and picnic ground (like those that exist in Hepburn Springs but with no crowds) with a bore and hand pump allowing visitors to 'sample' for themselves the heavily mineralised water. The spring is located to the far side of the recreation reserve along the unsealed Suttons Lane. Parking and BBQ facilities are provided at the spring. Glenlyon Recreation Reserve is also home to the Glenlyon & District Pony Club with events throughout the year. 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. Glenlyon District News is published monthly. References Welcome to Glenlyon. Glenlyon Progress Association. Retrieved on 2008-04-28. VICNAMES - Place Names. State Government of Victoria. Retrieved on 2008-04-28. External links Welcome to Glenlyon - information about all associations, organisations and groups currently in Glenlyon, as well as a copy of the town newsletter and latest gossip. Towns in Victoria (Australia)