St Andrews

History

Originally called Queenstown, the area was surveyed in 1858 and proclaimed a town on 25 February 1861. Located between Panton Hill and Kinglake, by 1865 it was also known as St Andrews, and the presence of large numbers of Scottish miners gave rise to the town being called both ‘Caledonia’ and ‘St Andrews’. It experienced population growth during the Victorian gold rush, when prospectors mined the hills around the town. St Andrews was the earliest goldfield in the area and by 1855 there were 3000 miners. Its progression toward the town centre was halted by a southerly wind change, which saved the rest of the town, but drove the fire front further east, destroying the towns of Kinglake and Marysville.

Most-observed species

• Australian Magpie

  Gymnorhina tibicen (Latham, 1802) · Aves
  26,623
• Noisy Miner

  Manorina melanocephala (Latham, 1801) · Aves
  24,510
• Rainbow Lorikeet

  Trichoglossus haematodus (Linnaeus, 1771) · Aves
  24,114
• Little Raven

  Corvus mellori Mathews, 1912 · Aves
  21,868
• Sulphur-crested Cockatoo

  Cacatua galerita (Latham, 1790) · Aves
  18,761
• Common Myna

  Acridotheres tristis (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  15,823
• Magpie-lark

  Grallina cyanoleuca (Latham, 1802) · Aves
  15,354
• Red Wattlebird

  Anthochaera carunculata (Shaw, 1790) · Aves
  15,338

Most recent

• M 3.9 — 2024-08-06
  34 km SSW of Mount Buller, Australia
• M 4.4 — 2023-06-29
  34 km SSW of Mount Buller, Australia
• M 3.8 — 2023-05-28
  5 km W of Mickleham, Australia
• M 2.9 — 2021-11-05
  4 km S of Rosebud, Australia
• M 4.1 — 2021-09-21
  35 km SSW of Mount Buller, Australia
• M 5.9 — 2021-09-21
  39 km S of Mount Buller, Australia