Central Highlands Football League

The Central Highlands Football Netball League is an Australian Rules Football & Netball League in the Ballarat region. The league coordinates Senior, Reserve, Under 18, Under 15 and Under 12 grades.

History
The CHFNL was formed in 1979 as a merger of the Clunes FL and the Bacchus Marsh Ballarat DFL.
 * Central Highlands FNL - 1979 to 2024

In 2011 the league admitted four new clubs from the defunct Lexton Plains Football League, bringing the total number of clubs to 18.

In 2014 Illabarook changed its name to Smythesdale to reflect the town it plays its home games. Smythesdale later entered recess in 2018.

Clunes Football Association - 1931 to 1978

The Clunes FA was formed in 1931 and was initially made up of the following teams - Campbelltown, Clunes, Newstead and Smeaton.

Football Premierships

 * Senior Football


 * 1979 Clunes d Ballan
 * 1980 Ballan d Dunnstown
 * 1981 Ballan d Springbank
 * 1982 Waubra d Dunnstown
 * 1983 Wendouree d Dunnstown
 * 1984 Darley
 * 1985 Hepburn d Bungaree
 * 1986 Hepburn d Bungaree
 * 1987 Creswick
 * 1988 Gordon d Bungaree
 * 1989 Hepburn d Springbank
 * 1990 Springbank
 * 1991 Bungaree
 * 1992 Newlyn
 * 1993 Clunes
 * 1994 Dunnstown
 * 1995 Beaufort
 * 1996 Beaufort
 * 1997 Clunes
 * 1998 Dunnstown
 * 1999 Dunnstown
 * 2000 Springbank
 * 2001 Springbank
 * 2002 Buninyong
 * 2003 Newlyn
 * 2004 Hepburn
 * 2005 Hepburn
 * 2006 Waubra
 * 2007 Daylesford
 * 2008 Hepburn
 * 2009 Daylesford d Hepburn
 * 2010 Hepburn d Daylesford
 * 2011 Waubra d Daylesford
 * 2012 Daylesford d Buninyong
 * 2013 Hepburn d Buninyong
 * 2014 Bungaree d Springbank
 * 2015 Springbank d Gordon
 * 2016 Springbank d Buninyong
 * 2017 Hepburn d Beaufort
 * 2018 Beaufort d Buninyong
 * 2019 Waubra d Hepburn
 * 2020 League in recess due to COVID-19
 * 2021 No finals > COVID-19 1st: Gordon
 * 2022 Gordon d Springbank
 * 2023 Gordon d Springbank
 * 2024


 * Reserves Football


 * 1979 Bungaree d Wendouree
 * 1980 Bungaree d Wendouree
 * 1981 Creswick d Learmont
 * 1982 Learmonth
 * 1983 Wendouree d Gordon
 * 1984 Wendouree
 * 1985 Darley d Hepburn
 * 1986 Creswick
 * 1987 Creswick
 * 1988 Creswick d Gordon
 * 1989 Wendouree d Newlyn
 * 1990 Gordon
 * 1991 Learmonth
 * 1992 Springbank
 * 1993 Springbank
 * 1994 Wendouree
 * 1995 Ballan
 * 1996 Dunnstown
 * 1997 Buninyong
 * 1998 Clunes
 * 1999 Buninyong
 * 2000 Dunnstown
 * 2001 Buninyong
 * 2002 Buninyong
 * 2003 Buninyong
 * 2004 Hepburn
 * 2005 Buninyong
 * 2006 Hepburn
 * 2007 Waubra
 * 2008 Hepburn
 * 2009 Buninyong d Bungaree
 * 2010 Buninyong d Hepburn
 * 2011 Waubra d Springbank
 * 2012 Buninyong d Waubra
 * 2013 Waubra d Bungaree
 * 2014 Hepburn d Waubra
 * 2015 Beaufort d Buninyong
 * 2016 Springbank d Buninyong
 * 2017 Buninyong d Beaufort
 * 2018 Buninyong d Beaufort
 * 2019 Creswick d Springbank
 * 2020 League in recess due to COVID-19
 * 2021 No finals > COVID-19 1st: Newlyn
 * 2022
 * 2023
 * 2024


 * Under 17's


 * 1979 Creswick
 * 1980 Newlyn
 * 1981 Hepburn d Ballan
 * 1982 Ballan
 * 1983 Darley
 * 1984 Buninyong
 * 1985 Dunnstown d Darley
 * 1986 Dunnstown
 * 1987 Buninyong
 * 1988 Ballan d Hepburn
 * 1989 Bungaree d Ballan
 * 1990 Creswick
 * 1991 Dunnstown
 * 1992 Ballan
 * 1993 Learmonth
 * 1994 Buninyong
 * 1995 Creswick
 * 1996 Ballan
 * 1997 Bungaree
 * 1998 Bungaree
 * 1999 Bungaree
 * 2000 Gordon
 * 2001 Beaufort
 * 2002 Gordon
 * 2003 Dunnstown
 * 2004 Buninyong
 * 2005 Bungaree
 * 2006 Bungaree
 * 2007 Bungaree
 * 2008 Bungaree
 * Under 18
 * 2009 Daylesford d Ballan
 * 2010 Waubra d Daylesford
 * 2011 Waubra d Learmonth
 * 2012 Springbank d Daylesford
 * Under 17.5
 * 2013 Daylesford d Buninyong
 * 2014 Hepburn d Bungaree
 * Under 18
 * 2015 Bungaree d Hepburn
 * 2016 Beaufort d Waubra
 * 2017 Hepburn d Springbank
 * 2018 Springbank d Buninyong
 * 2019 Gordon d Buninyong
 * 2020 League in recess due to COVID-19
 * 2021 No finals > COVID-19 1st: Rokewood Corindhap
 * 2022
 * 2023
 * 2024


 * Under 14's


 * 1979 Clunes
 * 1980 Hepburn
 * 1981 Buninyong
 * 1982 Buninyong
 * 1983 Buninyong
 * 1984 Dunnstown
 * 1985 Creswick d Ballan
 * 1986 Creswick
 * 1987 Newlyn
 * 1988 Bungaree d Ballan
 * 1989 Gordon
 * 1990 Ballan
 * 1991 Buninyong
 * 1992 Creswick
 * 1993 Creswick
 * 1994 Ballan
 * 1995 Creswick
 * 1996 Learmonth
 * 1997 Gordon
 * 1998 Beaufort
 * 1999 Gordon
 * 2000 Learmonth
 * 2001 Learmonth
 * 2002 Buninyong
 * 2003 Creswick
 * 2004 Hepburn
 * 2005 Bungaree
 * 2006 Hepburn
 * 2007 Dunnstown
 * 2008 Creswick
 * Under 15
 * 2009 Learmonth d Dunnstown
 * 2010 Daylesford d Clunes
 * 2011 Creswick d Gordon
 * 2012 Beaufort d Dunnstown
 * Under 14.5
 * 2013 Buninyong d Hepburn
 * 2014 Hepburn d Buninyong
 * Under 15
 * 2015 Creswick d Hepburn
 * 2016 Buninyong d Hepburn
 * 2017 Springbank d Hepburn
 * 2018 Skipton d Gordon
 * 2019 Gordon d Springbank
 * 2020 League in recess due to COVID-19
 * 2021 No finals > COVID-19 1st: Buninyong
 * 2022
 * 2023
 * 2024

League Best & Fairest

 * Senior Football

Leading CHFNL Goalkicker

 * Seniors