[1] The site is listed on the Victorian Heritage Register[2] and forms part of Hepburn Regional Park.
[3] In the 1864 its citizens met at the Savoia Hotel[4] and petitioned the government to protect the mineral springs from mining - the water was rated above gold and the Hepburn Mineral Spring Reserve was created in 1865.
[5] Many of its residents came from 'spa' areas in Italy, Germany and England and appreciated its value.
After an A$13 million redevelopment, the Hepburn Bathhouse & Spa reopened in September 2008.
[1] Several springs exist in the main reserve – Soda, Sulphur, Pavilion, Locarno and Wyuna.