Greendale

History

Greendale was originally home to the Gundungurra people. The first British explorer to visit the area was botanist George Caley in 1800. A number of land grants were made in the area in 1811, one of which was to a Mary Birch who named her property Greendale. Another 1811 grant was made to Ellis Bent who was the colony's judge-advocate. Bents Basin, a recreational area on the Nepean River at Greendale is named after him. The land was mainly used for wheat farming until 1861 when wheat rust infected the entire crop. The local farmers tried other crops unsuccessfully and gradually moved to other pastoral areas, effectively killing off the town that had grown up in the area. By 1929, the bakery, post office, school and churches had all closed down. A bushfire in 1939 destroyed virtually all the buildings left in the town. Today, even though the suburb has a population of a few hundred, there is no town centre.

Most-observed species

• Australian Magpie

  Gymnorhina tibicen (Latham, 1802) · Aves
  797
• Crimson Rosella

  Platycercus elegans (Gmelin, 1788) · Aves
  534
• Sulphur-crested Cockatoo

  Cacatua galerita (Latham, 1790) · Aves
  467
• Superb Fairywren

  Malurus cyaneus (Ellis, 1782) · Aves
  459
• Galah

  Eolophus roseicapilla (Vieillot, 1817) · Aves
  405
• Serrated Tussock Grass

  Nassella trichotoma (Nees) Hack. & Arechav. · Liliopsida
  384
• Gray Fantail

  Rhipidura albiscapa Gould, 1840 · Aves
  371
• Australian Raven

  Corvus coronoides Vigors & Horsfield, 1827 · Aves
  359

Most recent

• M 4.4 — 2026-03-11
  17 km ENE of Boorowa, Australia
• M 2.6 — 2013-08-28
  2 km SW of Young, Australia
• M 2.5 — 2013-08-24
  3 km ENE of Young, Australia
• M 3.8 — 2012-06-22
  23 km N of Boorowa, Australia
• M 3.7 — 2012-04-19
  36 km ENE of Tumut, Australia
• M 2.6 — 2007-04-29
  35 km W of Yass, Australia