 The area was devastated by the 1983 Ash Wednesday fires, including 80 hectares of Snow Gum ("Eucalyptus pauciflora") and Alpine Ash ("Eucalyptus delegatensis") and 150 hectares of soft wood timber plantation, however the forests and gardens have since regrown.Mount Macedon has been used as a filming location by some US film production companies, due to lower costs associated with filming outside the US, and the architecture and horticulture of the area closely resembling places in the Northern Hemisphere with an abundance of deciduous trees.The 2009 Nicolas Cage film "Knowing" was filmed in locations in the township, along with nearby Macedon, and "Don't Be Afraid of the Dark" was also filmed in the town over the 2009 winter.