Quantong

Quantong is a rural locality in the Wimmera region, 15 km west of Horsham. It was begun as an irrigation colony in 1892 in the Vectis district.

When the irrigation colony was promoted there was already a railway line to Horsham, by which produce could be transported to provincial or metropolitan markets. Irrigation water was obtained by gravitation from the Natimuk channel, and holdings of between 10 and 20 acres made up the total of about 2000 acres. The place name was derived from the numerous specimens of the quandong tree which were cleared for farming.