The plaque erected at Major Mitchell Lookout commemorates the naming on 30th December 1836 of Mount Macedon by Major Thomas Mitchell, Surveyor General of the Colony of NSW.
Major Thomas Mitchell, Surveyor General of the Colony of New South Wales; was the first person to map and survey Mount Macedon, naming the Mountain after Philip of Macedon, father of Alexander the Great. He did this on September 30th, 1836.
This lookout looks out towards the west across the Wombat State Forest and to the southern part of Woodend.
The plaque was unveiled in 1976 at the lookout.
Interesting fact: Mount Macedon was the first named Victoria place visited by an Australian Governor-General.
Source: Top Of The Range
To commemorate the naming on 30th December 1836 of Mount Macedon by Major Thomas Mitchell, Surveyor General of the Colony of NSW, the plaque erected at this lookout is located in the Memorial Cross Reserve.
