An old gold mining town that has been classified by the National Trust. Rushworth was established during the Victorian gold rush in 1853 and was named, in 1854, by poet and later local Goldfields Commissioner Richard Henry Horne. It is believed to be named after a Mr. Rushworth or because it was worth the rush to go to the gold fields around the town. The goldmining ghost town of Whroo and associated mine are nearby.
Location: 100 km north east of Bendigo, 20 km west of the Goulburn Valley Highway.
Points of Interest: Rushworth State Forest; Reedy Swamp Wildlife Reserve; Heathcote-Graytown National Park; Mt. Black; Mt. Brown; old cemetery; fire authority lookout tower, Growlers Hill.