The Creswick & District Development Association (CDDA) is a representative body of community, cultural and commercial interests of the Creswick and district. It aims to build ongoing capacity of the community to determine and direct it own nature.

It was formed in the early 1970's and has had several name changes since that time. It has initiated a number of projects and worked towards the promotion of Creswick and district as an interesting, attractive and safe place in which to live.

Members of the CDDA have always worked towards the promotion of tourism to the area as it will greatly assist businesses and individuals to grow and flourish in an economically viable environment, further enhancing the attractions to the town and surrounding region.

Creswick has a long association with the arts, particularly through its former residents, the famous Lindsay family of artists and writers. The CDDA aims to reclaim this association toward profiling Creswick as an art region.

The CDDA is committed to providing members with a forum which encourages discussion, the transfer of information and knowledge and offer support and development of the community - vitally important and valuable to the Hepburn Shire as a whole.

Membership of the Association is open to any resident of the district. Monthly general meetings are held in Creswick with committee meetings held as necessary. The Hepburn Shire Councillor for Creswick ward is a committee member and various Hepburn Shire officers attending from time to time.

Among its many activities it has worked towards the establishment of

• Creswick Visitor Information Centre in association with the Hepburn Shire now run by its own committee and supported by the shire.
• Creswick District News now managed entirely by its own committee
• Friends of Park Lake & Botanical Reserve
• Conducted Anderson's Mill Wine & Jazz festival for 10 years
• Sponsor of LEAP and Work for the Dole projects at Anderson's Mill over a period of at least 6 years.
• Restoration of stables in conjunction with DNRE now part of the Landcare Walk
• Worked with local and government authorities to save the forest areas around Sawpit & Oak Gullies, now John La Gerche Walk.
• Creswick Forestry Fiesta for over 10 years in conjunction with many community groups to raise funds for the Doug Lindsay Recreation Reserve
• Working towards building an Arts Trail strongly featuring the Lindsay family
• Annual Norman Lindsay dinner in conjunction with the Creswick Business Group Inc to raise funds for the Creswick Arts Trail.
• Produced numerous brochures and promotional material
• Christmas lights competition now in conjunction with the Creswick Business Group.
• Held community functions for fund raising, information and social purposes
• CDDA has always had representative members on many shire and community committees including the Creswick Development Plan steering committee. A number of CDDA committee members are now serving on the Section 86 committee of Hepburn Shire working towards the implementation of that plan.
• Currently major projects of CDDA include the Creswick of the Lindsay's Arts Trail and the Magic Pudding Playground.