 It was previously known as Allawah and was leased to the Anderson family in 1920.Other properties in the district were Avondale and Weston whose homesteads were in the present suburb of Holder, Yamba in the suburb of Phillip and Iloura, Melrose and Yarra Glen in the suburb of Curtin.In June 1968 the suburb of Waramanga was officially gazetted.