Bonnie Doon

History

Bonnie Doon was established subsequent to gold discoveries in the area. It was originally named Doon after the town of that name in Ireland. The Post Office opened on 1 October 1866 and was renamed Bonnie Doon in 1891 coinciding with the arrival of the railway. Much of the original town of Bonnie Doon was flooded by the construction of Lake Eildon in the 1950s. The town was relocated; some buildings were picked up and moved, whilst others were able to remain in their original site, such as the churches.

Most-observed species

• Australian Magpie

  Gymnorhina tibicen (Latham, 1802) · Aves
  1,269
• Sulphur-crested Cockatoo

  Cacatua galerita (Latham, 1790) · Aves
  1,108
• Crimson Rosella

  Platycercus elegans (Gmelin, 1788) · Aves
  977
• Superb Fairywren

  Malurus cyaneus (Ellis, 1782) · Aves
  961
• Red Wattlebird

  Anthochaera carunculata (Shaw, 1790) · Aves
  781
• Gray Fantail

  Rhipidura albiscapa Gould, 1840 · Aves
  713
• Laughing Kookaburra

  Dacelo novaeguineae (Hermann, 1783) · Aves
  675
• Maned Duck

  Chenonetta jubata (Latham, 1801) · Aves
  611

Most recent

• M 3.9 — 2024-08-06
  34 km SSW of Mount Buller, Australia
• M 4.4 — 2023-06-29
  34 km SSW of Mount Buller, Australia
• M 4.1 — 2021-09-21
  35 km SSW of Mount Buller, Australia
• M 5.9 — 2021-09-21
  39 km S of Mount Buller, Australia
• M 2.8 — 2014-01-13
  1 km SSE of Lilydale, Australia
• M 3.2 — 2013-06-22
  24 km SE of Benalla, Australia