You have to go back three million years. To a time when Western Victoria was in the grip of an outbreak of volcanic action. Unlike less dramatic eruptions in the district, Black Mount at Millbrook exploded into a massive fire fountain. Glowing red lava was thrown high in the sky and cooled and solidified as it fell back to earth as highly porous scoria. A volcanic cone standing one hundred metres above the surrounding countryside was created. Not one but two craters formed in the cone, like two giant cups rising above the land.
On the way, the fine scoria filters out any particles from the rainwater and adds a minute concentrate of minerals. At this pont the purified water moves laterally, emerging as springs on the lower slope of the cone.
The water is purified by nature. You couldn't hope for a better design!
