Ø The boundaries of the reserve that was later known as Westbury, are surveyed and marked.

Ø Mr William E. Leith receives a grant of land about half a mile to the southwest from the site of the proposed township.

Ø Mr.William Field acquires a large tract of farmland on the western boundary of the proposed township.

Ø Lieutenant Governor George Arthur orders the laying out of the village. Anticipating that Westbury would flourish and expand, provision is made for 126 miles of streets and roads. He names Westbury on the 5^th of July 1828.

Ø Lieutenant H. Dexter arrives and is placed in charge of what was initially the newly formed convict settlement. The garrison is guarded by a detachment of the 63^rd Foot Regiment which consisted of one sergeant, one corporal and 27private soldiers.

Ø >Lieutenant Shadforth arrives with a detachment of The 57^th Foot Regiment with one sergeant and 28 private soldiers under his command.

Ø By this time, the Military Barracks and a strong Watch House (gaol) have been constructed.

Ø Convict gangs are working on settlers land and are building roads and bridges for the Van Diemens Land Company which was formed in England in 1825.

Ø Participants in an Aboriginal Muster (The Black Line) under the command of Captain Donaldson visit The Westbury Garrison in October.

Ø Construction work commences on the original Westbury Inn situated in Quamby Street for Mr. James B. Whitehead.

Ø Lieutenant Ball arrives with a detachment of The 17^th Foot Regiment which consisted of one sergeant, one corporal and 24 private soldiers.

Ø A Surgeon’s House, a Hospital, a Court House and Goal, and an additional Military Barracks are under construction or are completed.

Ø > The Hope Inn , built for Mr. Charles Dry is opened. The two-storey brick structure is situated on the corner of King and Mary Streets.

Ø Former Garrison Commander Mr Charles Lonsdale is appointed the Police Magistrate, later succeeded by Mr. William Moriarty.

Ø Mr. Henry Bonney is the District Constable and Pound Keeper.  There are 14 constables and military personnel to protect a population of 227 free men and women and 317 male and female convicts with a total population of 954.

Ø On the 7 march, the foundation stone is laid for St. Andrews Church of England by Lieutenant Governor George Arthur.

Ø Construction is started on The Willows; the Moriarty Family home.

Ø Mr Christopher H. Wright acquires Egmont Farm, situated on the north of the Township.

Ø Mr. Joseph Henry Moore is appointed Assistant Police Magistrate

Ø Reverend John Bishton who is a Minister of the Church of England arrives. After a short  time he buys an 8 acre block of land in the village which is later sub-divided to form a part of the St. Giles Suburb.

Ø A large flourmill is completed beside the Meander River at Egmont Farm.

Ø A small brick Methodist Chapel is completed in William Street .

Ø Work commences on the Church Of England Rectory in Shadforth Street .

Ø Captain Edward Martin purchases a 40 acre parcel of land on the north- western boundary of the Village.

Ø On 30^th July, Mr. John Peyton Jones is appointed Police Magistrate.

Ø Work is preceding on Steadman’s house in King Street .

Ø Construction work starts on Mr. Thomas White’s residence and General Store in King Street .

Ø Reverend John Bishton purchases another large allotment of land.

Ø St. Andrews Church of England is completed.

Ø The Convict Probation Station in Franklin Street is completed.

Ø The Westbury Convict Probation Station Superintendent’s home in William Street is completed.

Ø The Berriedale Hotel on the Meander Valley Road opens and the first Licensee is Mr. William John Forbes.

Ø The convict-built bridge over the Meander River at Egmont Farm is swept away by flood waters.

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Ø Westfield House is completed for the Field family.

Ø The Emu Plains Estate situated to the north of the Township is divided into a number of small farms.

Ø Methodist Church Minister, the Reverend Jabez Waterhouse is appointed to the Westbury Circuit.

Ø Mr. Edward Mehegan is operating a General Store in St. Giles.

Ø Dismantling work begins on the Convict Probation Station in Franklin Street .

Ø Westbury’s first resident Catholic Priest, Fr. James Hogan settles in the town.

Ø The eastern side of the township is divided into a suburb to be known as Queenstown. The 5 acre allotments are granted to retired Military Soldiers.

Ø St. Andrews Church of England and the Cemetery in Dexter Street are consecrated by the Rt. Reverend F.R.Nixon on the 5^th March.

Ø A number of local Military Pensioners volunteer for a Tour of Duty on the Victorian Gold Fields.

Ø The Young Irelander Exile, Mr. Thomas Francis O’Meagher is given refuge in Westbury during his escape bid out of Van Diemen’s Land .

Ø The last shipment of convicts arrive in Van Diemen’s Land

Ø A large Ploughing Competition is held on Westfield farm.

Ø The Young Irelander Exile, Mr. John Mitchel is given refuge in the Westbury District during his escape bid out of Van Diemens Land.

Ø A small wooden Catholic Church is completed in William Street and is named St. Mary’s.

Ø Another group of Military Pensioners travel to Victoria .

Ø Mr. George Clancy’s Hotel (later known as The Great Western Hotel) situated on the Meander Valley Road is completed.

Ø Mr. Thomas White issues a series of copper shop tokens for customers use in his store in King Street .

Ø On the first of January, Van Diemen’s Land is officially named Tasmania .

Ø Mr. Richard Dry Jnr., the owner of the vast Quamby Estate near Hagley is knighted by Queen Victoria .

Ø A School House and Headmaster’s Residence is finished in the Queenstown suburb.

Ø Mr. Moore Simmon’s is the Publican of The Quamby Arms Inn situated on the Meander Valley Road .

Ø The Methodist Church Parsonage known as Wesley House, in William Street is completed.

Ø The Catholic Church Presbytery on the Meander Valley Road is finished.

Ø A square Church Tower with pinnacles is added to St. Andrews Church of England on Lonsdale Promenade.

Ø Two brick shops with residences are under construction in William Street .

Ø The General Havelock Hotel on the corner of Shadforth and Adelaide Streets in St. Giles (Hell’s Kitchen) is granted a licence. The first licensee is Mr. Henry Godfrey.