The name Warrenheip is taken from the Wathaurong word Warrengeep, meaning “emu feathers”, believed to relate to the appearance of ferns on the side of the mountain which look like emu feathers.

[2] Gold prospectors from nearby goldfields in Ballarat were present around Warrenheip by the 1860s there was a predominantly Irish farming community by the early 1870,s and a primary school was opened in 1876.

[4] A train line from Geelong to Ballarat was built nearby and Warrenheip railway station opened in 1873.

[5] As Ballarat expanded eastward during the 1980s, the junction of the Western Highway became a location for light industry.

Today industry dominates Warrenheip and continues to expand with the development of business parks.