▁town ▁has ▁grown ▁substantial ly ▁over ▁the ▁past ▁ 5 - 1 0 ▁years , ▁with ▁an ▁increase ▁of ▁almost ▁ 2 , 6 0 0 ▁residents ▁since ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁although ▁planning ▁controls ▁have ▁been ▁implemented ▁to ▁protect ▁the ▁character ▁and ▁" out standing ▁natural ▁beauty " ▁of ▁the ▁region . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁The ▁original ▁inhabitants ▁of ▁G is bor ne ▁were ▁the ▁D ja ▁D ja ▁W urr ung ▁and ▁W ur und jer i ▁Ab original ▁people . ▁Ab original ▁people ▁have ▁lived ▁in ▁the ▁Mac ed on ▁R anges ▁area ▁for ▁at ▁least ▁ 2 6 , 0 0 0 ▁years . ▁The ▁W ur und jer i , ▁D ja ▁D ja ▁W urr r ung ▁and ▁Ta ung ur ung ▁communities ▁are ▁still ▁active . ▁▁▁ ▁The ▁G is bor ne ▁town ▁site ▁was ▁first ▁settled ▁by ▁Europe ans ▁on ▁ 2 4 ▁March ▁ 1 8 3 7 ▁by ▁George ▁Hamilton ▁( Austral ian ▁police ▁officer ). ▁The ▁area ▁further ▁south ▁of ▁G is bor ne ▁had ▁been ▁settled ▁earlier ▁by ▁John ▁A it ken , ▁who ▁squ atted ▁on ▁the ▁land ▁having ▁sh ipped ▁his ▁mer ino ▁sheep ▁from ▁Tas mania . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 4 0 , ▁Henry ▁F ys he ▁G is bor ne , ▁Commission er ▁of ▁Crown ▁Land s ▁for ▁the ▁Port ▁Phill ip ▁District , ▁set ▁up ▁an ▁out post ▁for ▁his ▁Border ▁Police ▁tro op ers ▁to ▁assist ▁colonial ists ▁with ▁the ▁supp