Natimuk

History

The local post office opened as "Natimuk Creek" on 1 July 1874 and was renamed "Natimuk" in 1884. A railway line, built in a number of sections, once connected Horsham and Hamilton, running via Cavendish, Balmoral and East Natimuk until their closures in 1986 and 1988. The Natimuk Court of Petty Sessions closed in 1965, with the former courthouse subsequently being used by the local historical society. In 2004 Natimuk hosted 10000 people for Triple J's One Night Stand. On 9 January 2026, a fast-moving grassfire that started in catastrophic fire danger weather conditions at Grass Flat burnt through of land around Natimuk, and destroyed 17 homes.

Most-observed species

• Australian Magpie

  Gymnorhina tibicen (Latham, 1802) · Aves
  10,526
• New Holland Honeyeater

  Phylidonyris novaehollandiae (Latham, 1790) · Aves
  7,033
• Red Wattlebird

  Anthochaera carunculata (Shaw, 1790) · Aves
  6,840
• European Starling

  Sturnus vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  6,326
• House Sparrow

  Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  5,386
• Galah

  Eolophus roseicapilla (Vieillot, 1817) · Aves
  5,256
• Rainbow Lorikeet

  Trichoglossus haematodus (Linnaeus, 1771) · Aves
  4,059
• Willie-wagtail

  Rhipidura leucophrys (Latham, 1802) · Aves
  3,985

Most recent

• M 3.8 — 2011-06-01
  45 km NE of Hamilton, Australia