▁its ▁proxim ity ▁to ▁Melbourne . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁The ▁mountain ▁was ▁sight ed ▁by ▁Hamilton ▁H ume ▁and ▁William ▁H ov ell ▁on ▁their ▁ 1 8 2 4 ▁expedition ▁to ▁Port ▁Phill ip ▁from ▁NS W . ▁They ▁named ▁it ▁Mount ▁W ent worth . ▁▁ ▁It ▁was ▁renamed ▁Mount ▁Mac ed on ▁by ▁expl orer ▁Major ▁Thomas ▁Mitchell ▁who ▁asc ended ▁the ▁mountain ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 6 . ▁He ▁named ▁it ▁after ▁Philip ▁of ▁Mac ed on ▁in ▁honour ▁of ▁the ▁fact ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁view ▁Port ▁Philip ▁from ▁the ▁sum mit . ▁Several ▁other ▁ge ographic ▁features ▁along ▁the ▁path ▁of ▁his ▁third ▁Australia ▁Felix ▁expedition ▁were ▁named ▁after ▁figures ▁of ▁An cient ▁Mac ed onia ▁including ▁the ▁nearby ▁Camp as pe ▁River ▁and ▁Mount ▁Alexander ▁near ▁Castle ma ine ▁( named ▁after ▁Alexander ▁the ▁Great ). ▁ ▁Heritage ▁ ▁Government ▁house ▁▁ ▁The ▁newspaper ▁propriet or , ▁David ▁Sym e , ▁built ▁' R osen heim ' ▁on ▁ 2 4 ▁hect ares ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 9 . ▁It ▁was ▁acquired ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 6 ▁for ▁success ive ▁Victoria ▁Govern ors . ▁The ▁state ▁parliament ▁approved ▁funds ▁of ▁£ 1 2 , 0 0 0 ▁to ▁purchase ▁a ▁Government ▁house ▁near ▁the ▁top ▁of ▁Mount ▁Mac ed on ▁as ▁the ▁location ▁of ▁the ▁official ▁summer ▁residence ▁of ▁the ▁Governor ▁of ▁Victoria ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 8 8 0 s . ▁It ▁was ▁renov ated ▁in ▁ 1 8 9