Historical information

The Hepburn Mineral Springs Reserve is approximately 30 hectares of public land adjacent to Hepburn Springs township that includes the Hepburn Mineral Springs bathhouse. The reserve, which contains a series of mineral springs that have been in continuous public use for drinking and bathing since the mid-19th century, are the best known of the large concentration of more than 100 mineral springs in Victoria's Central Highlands first systematically inventoried by the Geological Survey of Victoria in 1910 under Director of E.J. Dunn (1904 - 1912). A reserve of 0.5 hectares was first created on the site in 1868 to protect the springs from surrounding gold mining activities. The extent of the reserve was increased to its present size in the early 20th century as a result of local pressure for protection of the mineral springs local pressure and on the recommendation of Dunn that a network of Mineral Springs Reserves of standard size be established throughout Victoria.

Physical description

Colour photograph of Hepburn Springs Reserve and the encroaching weeds (broom, vinca, blackberry. .