Rushworth was established during the
Victorian gold rush in 1853. It was named by poet and later local Goldfields Commissioner
Richard Henry Horne in 1854. Its post office opened on 16 September 1857. The goldfields became no longer viable due to the underground
water table and were closed during the gold rush. After World War 2, a migration camp was set up approximately 8km outside of town in 1947. It was called Rushworth Immigration Camp No. 3 (on the site of the previous wartime internment camp) and received migrants from
Bonegilla before closing in June 1953. ==Athletics==