The first Swiss Italian Festa was held in Hepburn Springs 1993, as a part of a month-long Daylesford Winter Festival.

The Festa component was such a success that a stand-a-lone Hepburn Springs – Swiss Italian Festa was held the following May, 1994.

The Daylesford and District Historical Society has compiled a record of the first Festa, including press clippings, photos and the Festa Program. Click for full image.