Our Stories Part 1

The name Dean’s Marsh – originally with an apostrophe – is very old in settler Australian terms. It was first used as the name of large pastoral lease in what was then called the Port Phillip District of NSW in the early 1840s, nearly 160 years ago. But it was not until the 1870s that a settlement – a township – a village – called Deans Marsh began to form about three kilometres towards Winchelsea from where it is now is.

Deans Marsh has often been ‘on the move’, our town, our schools, our playing fields and our community hall have all been relocated by our community members.

Well before 1886 – 1887, when plans for a community hall were initiated by community members and building begun, organised sport was already being played in Deans Marsh. Keep reading…