The pioneer white settlers were Henry, Charles and John Creswick, three brothers who started a large sheep station in 1842.

[4] Creswick was used as a filming location for the 2004 American television miniseries adaptation of Stephen King's Salem's Lot, which starred Rob Lowe, Donald Sutherland, Rutger Hauer and James Cromwell.

Most of the supporting cast, including Robert Mammone, Tara Morice, Robert Grubb, Steven Vidler, Penny McNamee, and Elizabeth Alexander, were Australian actors The original Victorian School of Forestry was established in 1910 by the Department of Forestry.

The campus is situated in Water Street and houses the School of Forest & Ecosystem Science, a highly regarded research and teaching institution.

It primary running day is Tuesday but also opens on Thursdays for men if needs arise.

Beside the Park Lake house that was long standing used by the Men's Shed but council unwillingness to provide tangible maintenance made it unsafe and unusable to its Men's Shed Group and we had no option but to stop using the house it being in OHS disrepair.

The Creswick Bazaar is held on the third Saturday and Sunday of the month at the historic railway precinct in Raglan Street.

Held the third Saturday of every month from 9am to 1pm, Creswick Market features: free live music; kids' entertainment and playground; beautiful gardens to relax in; freshly made delicacies and great coffee; hand-made arts, crafts, jewellery and clothes; homegrown fruit, vegetables and plants; over 90 specialist boutique sites.

The Annual Brackenbury Mountain Bike Challenge in November attracts participants from across Australia.

These trails were identified as a venue for Mountain biking during the 2026 Commonwealth Games that was ultimately postponed.

The former open cut mine is located within Creswick Regional park, off Melbourne Road and just minutes from the town centre.

Other famous Creswickians include John Curtin,[8] Australia's Prime Minister during World War II; Sir Alexander Peacock, a Victorian Premier; Sir Hayden Starke, a Justice of the High Court; and early trade unionists William Spence and David Temple, co-founders of the Australian Shearers' Union and Amalgamated Shearers' Union, which evolved into the Australian Workers' Union.