Timeline

• 1850's

  Early Police Camp set up on this site to administer the Goldfields (previously administered at Chepstowe)

• 1853

  County Court of Buninyong & Ballarat listed.

• 1858

  Police Court and Warden's Office built of sandstone.

• 1859

  Red brick Police Station built.

• 1888

  The old sandstone Court House was abandoned when the new Town Hall and Court House in Learmonth Street were completed (foundation stone laid in 1886).

• 1889

  The Borough Council assumed control of the site and the Police Paddock was relocated to between Scott and Yuille Streets (which in turn was sold at public auction in 1991)

• 1892

  The Borough Council leased the property to the Buninyong Butter Factory

• 1893

  It was found necessary to enlarge the factory in the Old Court House and Mr Richard Rennie was engaged to build a brick extension at the Butter Factory's expense

• 1908

  The company decided to erect a new factory nearer to the railway line

• 1915

  The Buninyong Borough Council recorded its intention to demolish the Eastern end of the Court House and use the materials to lessen the cost of building a lean-to supper room at the rear end of the Town Hall building

• 1920

  The Court House site was used as a Council Depot

• 1980's

  Negotiations take place to have part of the Court House site combined into the Botanic Gardens and the open ground to the south annexed into the School Oval

• 1990

  Council relocates the Depot and the buildings are vacated

• 1992

  Restoration of the derelict historic Court House begins under the direction of the Buninyong & District historical Society

• 1995

  Official opening of the restored buildings