 The official residence and land was sold for £5,600 in 1934 via public auction to raise funds in the post-Depression economy and as the Premier at the time, Sir Stanley Argyle, said ""the estate no longer justified itself because none of the recent Governors had made much use of it"".See section below in Notable Houses.The heritage-listed Barbours Tramway and Log Chute is located on the northern slopes of Mount Macedon inside the Macedon Regional Park.