The "largest landholder and possibly the wealthiest" in the area was Charles Wilson from Sunny Park Wareek[2][3] ( Coordinates 36°58′53″S 143°36′28″E / 36.9813035°S 143.607879°E / -36.9813035; 143.607879 ).

Wilson's daughter Maude Wilson married John Miller in 1901 at Sunny Park and they then lived in the Rathscar district where their four children were born.

[4] At the Wareek Hall there is an Honour Roll, of those from the Bung Bong district, who fought in World War I.

[5] The cemetery is located at 413 Bung Bong-Rathscar Rd, Wareek VIC 3465.

The opening ceremony included speeches, a concert and concluded with a "bountiful supper".