Wattle Glen articles
Diamond Creek District’s First Schools
In the early 1860’s, an increasing number of families were taking up and improving properties across Diamond Creek district. There was an even greater increase following the discovery of gold in Diamond Creek in 1862. Very quickly our first mine, the Diamond Creek Gold Mine, was established attracting a large number of miners and their […]
Creation of Peppers Paddock Wattle Glen
Peppers Paddock is a Council Reserve located at the intersection of Main Hurstbridge Road and Kangaroo Ground-Wattle Glen Road, Wattle Glen. Realignment of these roads and associated subdivisions in the early 1960’s created this Reserve from part of land held by the Pepper family. The naming of the Reserve by the Shire of Diamond Valley […]