The "Strathallan" property was located on the Cornelia Creek Estate when the latter was acquired for closer settlement in 1910-11, following the acquisition of the Restdown Estate on the other side of the Campaspe River in 1906. Small rural communities developed on each estate, separated by the river. A new township of Strathallan was surveyed around a new railway siding on the Echuca railway line, and the first lots were sold in December 1912.[2][3][4][5][6] A bridge over the Campaspe River, along with two smaller bridges over adjacent billabongs, opened in 1913 following a prolonged dispute between the Closer Settlement Board and Shire of Rochester over its cost.[2][7][8]
Strathallan State School opened in 1914 and closed c. 1969.[9][10][2] A railway station opened in the same year; it has now closed.[2] A postal receiving office opened in November 1913, was upgraded to a post office in June 1915 and closed in November 1967.[11] Strathallan Public Hall opened in 1929 and remains in use today.[2]
At the 2016 census, Strathallan and the surrounding area had a population of 144.[1]
^"The Railways". The Riverine Herald. No. 12, 060. Victoria, Australia. 16 October 1912. p. 2. Retrieved 16 October 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
^"Strathallan Bridge". The Riverine Herald. No. 12, 212. Victoria, Australia. 18 April 1913. p. 2. Retrieved 16 October 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
^"ROCHESTER". Bendigonian. Vol. XX, no. 991. Victoria, Australia. 31 March 1914. p. 11. Retrieved 16 October 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
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