Sunbury  

The Sunbury area was once occupied by the Wurundjeri people. The first European settler was George Evans who established the Emu Bottom sheep station in 1836. His homestead, built that year, still forms the basis for the present Emu Bottom homestead.

Originally an area dominated by agriculture, grazing and dairying, in recent years Sunbury has become a residential hub for people working in Melbourne and a fine wine producing region famous for its shiraz, in particular the Craiglee Shiraz, recognised as one of the finest in the country.

Sunbury is the birthplace of cricket's Holy Grail, The Ashes. In 1882, Lady Janet Clarke burnt a cricket bail to ash and poured the remains into a tiny urn. The Ashes were then presented to the victorious English Captain of a side visiting Rupertswood Mansion.