Glenrowan

History

Glenrowan was named after farmers James and George Rowan who ran farms in the area between 1846 and 1858. The township was settled in the late 1860s, the Post Office opening on 22 February 1870. It is famous for the bushranger Ned Kelly, who made his last stand and was eventually captured there in 1880 after a siege and shootout with police. The local railway station opened in 1874 and closed to passengers in 1981. The town gives its name to the Glenrowan wine region which was formally defined in 2003, with the first grape vines planted in 1866.

Most-observed species

• Australian Magpie

  Gymnorhina tibicen (Latham, 1802) · Aves
  5,432
• Superb Fairywren

  Malurus cyaneus (Ellis, 1782) · Aves
  4,819
• Sulphur-crested Cockatoo

  Cacatua galerita (Latham, 1790) · Aves
  4,432
• Willie-wagtail

  Rhipidura leucophrys (Latham, 1802) · Aves
  4,390
• White-plumed Honeyeater

  Ptilotula penicillata (Gould, 1837) · Aves
  4,227
• Galah

  Eolophus roseicapilla (Vieillot, 1817) · Aves
  3,762
• Welcome Swallow

  Hirundo neoxena Gould, 1842 · Aves
  3,570
• Magpie-lark

  Grallina cyanoleuca (Latham, 1802) · Aves
  3,486

Most recent

• M 3.2 — 2013-06-22
  24 km SE of Benalla, Australia
• M 2.6 — 2007-06-10
  12 km SE of Myrtleford, Australia
• M 2.9 — 2006-02-28
  14 km WNW of Falls Creek, Australia
• M 3.3 — 2005-01-20
  16 km WNW of Wangaratta, Australia
• M 2.8 — 2004-04-12
  26 km ESE of Alexandra, Australia
• M 2.6 — 2003-05-09
  27 km SE of Euroa, Australia