[1] The Post Office opened on 1 February 1877 as Wombat, was renamed Tolmie in 1879, and closed in 1971.

[2] The town is named after Ewen Tolmie who was born in Scotland in 1816 and died at his homestead, Dueran, in 1883.

Each year the town holds an annual community event in February or March at the Tolmie Recreation Reserve.

Due to its latitude and elevation, Tolmie is frequently affected by snow and chilling rains throughout much of the year.

Cloud cover is extremely heavy in the winter months, as evident by the afternoon relative humidity readings.