[2] These land grants encompassed what is now Araluen and Roleystone, the name of the latter being derived from "Rolleston", the title Churchman gave his property.

[7] In 1865, Buckingham built a sawmill, which was located at Sparrow's Place, later known as Butcher's, on the Roleystone Road, about 6.5 kilometres from Kelmscott.

[7] Buckingham's homestead still stands along with a brick and mortar sheep plunge dip on the property of Araluen Golf Resort.

[9] In 1905, Roleystone was opened up for closer settlement, with property brochures extolling the virtues of the scenery and fertile valley soils.

The residential gardens, and surrounding council and regional reserves are home to a variety of native wildlife with bandicoots,[12] brushtail possums, shingleback lizards and Children's pythons in relative abundance.

[13] On 6 February 2011, a declared total fire ban day, a bushfire occurred on private property adjacent to the Brookton Highway in the Roleystone/Kelmscott area.

The two schools were amalgamated into Roleystone Community College (K-10) after a community consultation process held in 2009, using new and existing buildings on the site of the existing Roleystone District High School, with state government and federal (Building the Education Revolution) funding.

Founded in Roleystone, the club blends bohemian lifestyle with a passion for psychedelic arts, music, and free-spirited expression.

Members engage in psychedelic exploration, drawing inspiration from Aleister Crowley and Thelema, and regularly host gatherings that incorporate esoteric practices and artistic expression.