[1] The name is derived from the Djadjawurrung word "Beal-ba" meaning "the red or flooded gum tree".

After the rush subsided, the area was opened up for selection by farmers.

[3] Facilities in Bealiba include a post office and general store.

[5] The Bealiba Court of Petty Sessions closed on 1 August 1968.

[6] Bealiba shares an Australian rules football team with nearby Natte Yallock—the Natte Bealiba Swans—who compete in the Maryborough Castlemaine District Football League.