Quambatook

History

Quambatook was settled following the end of the Victorian gold rush of the 1850s. Resumption of large squatter's land holdings for closer settlement in the 1870s led to Quambatook becoming one of Victoria's leading wheat and sheep producing areas. Quambatook Post Office opened on 1 September 1879. Quambatook has been recognised as the tractor pulling capital of Australia with an annual competition, the Australian Tractor Pulling Championships, held at Easter since 1976. In fact, the town's motto is 'Land of wheat and wool, home of the tractor pull'. The town is where country music performer John Williamson grew up. Williamson has written a musical named for the town. Golfers play at the course of the Quambatook Golf Club on Boort Road. The primary school closed in 2017 after no applications to teach the six remaining students were received. After over a century, Quambatook Football Club was dissolved following the 2022 season of the Golden Rivers Football League.

Most-observed species

• Australian Magpie

  Gymnorhina tibicen (Latham, 1802) · Aves
  46
• Red-rumped Parrot

  Psephotus haematonotus (Gould, 1838) · Aves
  35
• Galah

  Eolophus roseicapilla (Vieillot, 1817) · Aves
  33
• White-plumed Honeyeater

  Ptilotula penicillata (Gould, 1837) · Aves
  33
• Pied Butcherbird

  Cracticus nigrogularis (Gould, 1837) · Aves
  32
• Willie-wagtail

  Rhipidura leucophrys (Latham, 1802) · Aves
  32
• Crested Pigeon

  Ocyphaps lophotes (Temminck, 1822) · Aves
  31
• Superb Fairywren

  Malurus cyaneus (Ellis, 1782) · Aves
  30

Most recent

• M 3 — 2018-07-23
  18 km S of Cohuna, Australia
• M 2.7 — 2007-12-09
  38 km SE of Charlton, Australia
• M 3.1 — 2003-03-10
  Victoria, Australia
• M 2.9 — 2002-04-19
  45 km N of Charlton, Australia
• M 4.2 — 2001-10-27
  12 km ENE of Swan Hill, Australia