In 1855, one of the first Europeans to settle in the Kalorama
valley were the Jeeves family.
The Jeeves' retained ownership of their land for nearly 100
years. During this time some of their land was cleared for logging
and grazing purposes. In 1963, the State Government purchased 21
hectares from the Jeeves family. This has come to be known as
Kalorama Park. This park features Kalorama Lookout which provides a
magnificent view of Silvan Reservoir and surrounding valleys.
The old farm shed is a remaining relic, thought to be built by
the Jeeves family in the 1940s. Kalorama Park also features around
80 orchard trees planted over 100 years ago. The orchard area
consists of plum, apple, peach and walnut trees that are scattered
through the grasslands.
The park is also known for it's Mountain Ash forest which covers
the eastern section of the park. This type of forest was prominent
throughout the Dandenong Ranges before European settlement and the
resulting widespread clearing. Mountain Ash trees can reach heights
of up to 150 metres and may live for 400 years. However, due to a
number of fires the oldest Mountain Ash trees at Kalorama Park are
around 150 years in age with the largest being 150 metres tall.
This is one of our favourite views in the Dandenong Ranges and
as we look out over the lush green grasslands we can imagine the
herds of cows that grazed these hills many years ago.
The cache is in a 1L clip top container. Please log your visit
and be sure to keep the cache well hidden. This area can be very
busy with tourists so please take care removing/replacing the
cache.