Brim

History

The area was first settled by Europeans in 1846 when the Brim station was established on the banks of the Yarriambiack Creek. When the town was surveyed in 1890, it was laid out over part of the station cemetery. One grave, that of James Simson, is still in good condition on the side of the road now called Simson Street. The station homestead, Willowbank, was built about 1870, and is still standing. There are also stables and other outbuildings from this era. The Post Office opened on 3 October 1890. The railway arrived in 1893 on the line from Murtoa to Hopetoun. The railway station is no longer standing, but there are large grain silos on the railway station site. The railway tracks were converted to standard gauge in 1995 to allow large trains carrying mineral sands from Hopetoun to Hamilton. Brim Football Club won the 1914 Mallee Football Association premiership.

Most-observed species

• Australian Magpie

  Gymnorhina tibicen (Latham, 1802) · Aves
  254
• Red-rumped Parrot

  Psephotus haematonotus (Gould, 1838) · Aves
  201
• Galah

  Eolophus roseicapilla (Vieillot, 1817) · Aves
  168
• Crested Pigeon

  Ocyphaps lophotes (Temminck, 1822) · Aves
  166
• Eastern Rosella

  Platycercus eximius (Shaw, 1792) · Aves
  161
• White-plumed Honeyeater

  Ptilotula penicillata (Gould, 1837) · Aves
  132
• Magpie-lark

  Grallina cyanoleuca (Latham, 1802) · Aves
  123
• Noisy Miner

  Manorina melanocephala (Latham, 1801) · Aves
  123

Most recent

• M 2.9 — 2002-04-19
  45 km N of Charlton, Australia