Pioneer Women of Bacchus Marsh

Bacchus Marsh Historical Society

A monument and rotunda commemorating the pioneer women of Bacchus Marsh.

The original Avenue of Honour had 276 Claret Ash trees stretching along Bacchus Marsh Road from Clarinda Street, up over an area known as Stamford Hill to the Western Highway. In those days the Ballarat to Melbourne Road went through Bacchus Marsh. But over time with drought and road widening the trees died off. A plaque was then set into a rock at Mason’s Lane Reserve to commemorate the pioneer women.

In 2008 the Bacchus Marsh Country Women’s Association (CWA) placed a monument and rotunda to commemorate the pioneer women of Bacchus Marsh at Stamford Hill near the corner of Main Street and Halletts Way.

This memorial replaces the original Pioneer Women’s Avenue of Honour, which the CWA created in 1935.

The Pioneer Women’s Avenue Memorial was unveiled by Mrs Jan De Krester, Patron of the Country Women’s Association on 2nd August 2008. The Bacchus Marsh Country Women’s Association (CWA) also published a book on the 276 ladies named on the monument.

This book can be purchased through the Historical Society for $40, in person, via their online shop at https://bmdhs.org.au/shop/

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