 In 1976, a bluestone quarry was developed 3 km to the north of the station.A hilltop above Saunders Road was identified as the starting point of a major bushfire on 7 February 2009 that devastated many localities to the south-east including Wandong and Kinglake.An investigation put some of the blame on a recloser that tried to restore power to a "dangling" power line.