Mirboo North marks the approximate half way point on the picturesque Grand Ridge Road. The farming town sits high in the Strzelecki Ranges. Dairying and forestry have been a staple industry of the area for many years. Onions and potatoes are also cultivated.
Location: 156 km S.E. of Melbourne on the Strzelecki Highway.
Origin of name: of Aboriginal origin
Brief history: Explorer Sir Paul Edmund de Strzelecki passed through the area in 1840. It was not until the 1880s that settlers in search of new land moved south into the area, its plentiful forests of mountain ash attracting loggers first.
Natural features: Strzelecki Ranges; Dickie's Hill Reserve; Lyrebird Forest Walk; Baths Road Bush Reserve
Built features: Grand Ridge Brewery