Toongabbie

History

Toongabbie was an important town that acted as a supply depot en route to the Walhalla Goldfields. Initially, goods were transported between Toongabbie and Walhalla by horse and as Walhalla boomed, Toongabbie's carrying industry boomed as well. With the advent of railways in the 1870s and 1880s transportation of goods into Toongabbie was mostly via train and then local carriers to Walhalla. Walhalla then decided that a railway direct to Walhalla was needed and it was decided that Moe would be the starting point. This was bad news for Toongabbie which over the coming years saw many local carriers selling their horses and the town returned to farming. Toongabbie did try to find alternative income sources in oil, marble and gold but these were not successful long term.

Most-observed species

• Australian Magpie

  Gymnorhina tibicen (Latham, 1802) · Aves
  1,939
• Red Wattlebird

  Anthochaera carunculata (Shaw, 1790) · Aves
  1,611
• Gray Fantail

  Rhipidura albiscapa Gould, 1840 · Aves
  1,337
• Superb Fairywren

  Malurus cyaneus (Ellis, 1782) · Aves
  1,251
• Brown Thornbill

  Acanthiza pusilla (Shaw, 1790) · Aves
  1,168
• Sulphur-crested Cockatoo

  Cacatua galerita (Latham, 1790) · Aves
  1,098
• Crimson Rosella

  Platycercus elegans (Gmelin, 1788) · Aves
  1,086
• Pied Currawong

  Strepera graculina (Shaw, 1790) · Aves
  1,072

Most recent

• M 3.3 — 2026-05-09
  4 km ESE of Mirboo North, Australia
• M 3.9 — 2024-08-06
  34 km SSW of Mount Buller, Australia
• M 4.3 — 2024-02-08
  3 km E of Leongatha, Australia
• M 4.4 — 2023-06-29
  34 km SSW of Mount Buller, 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