“For over a century the desire to experience the rejuvenating qualities of nature has attracted visitors to Hepburn Springs. Visitors continue to arrive, for romance, relaxation or a drive in the country.” Kurrajong Retreat offers the very best in Hepburn Springs luxury accommodation for couples and singles – all year round. Enjoy wintry mists, treetop views and your own family of resident Kangaroos and ducks.

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Hepburn Springs is the traditional land of the Dja Dja Wurrung people. Hepburn Springs is a resort town located in the middle of the largest concentration of mineral springs in Australia. It is in Victoria, 48 km northeast of Ballarat. At the 2016 census, Hepburn had a population of 599 and Hepburn Springs had a population of 329. The total population of Hepburn-Hepburn Springs was 928. The town is named after Captain John Hepburn who was an early squatter of central Victoria. Hepburn and Hepburn Springs are twin towns that are often badged together under the Hepburn Springs name. Hepburn Springs was originally known as "Spring Creek" and Hepburn as "Old Racecourse". Old Racecourse is the location of the recreation reserve and "new racecourse" is Victoria Park in nearby Daylesford. Both Hepburn and Hepburn Springs were located on the Jim Crow Diggings and the towns were settled by miners in the 1850s, predominantly from England, Ireland, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, and France. The Hepburn Post Office opened on 1 January 1854 and closed in 1964. Later, the Hepburn Springs Post Office opened on 1 October 1908.