First established in November 2015 by Dianne Percy, whose family have lived in the area for over 100 years, the group received funding from Adelaide Hills Council towards developing the archive for the Oakbank, Balhannah and Verdun area.
The archives are based at the Balhannah Soldiers Memorial Hall which was built in the memory of the fallen soldiers who served in the First World War. The foundation stone for the building was laid in May 1924. The first public display of the Balhannah Archive was held during South Australia’s History Festival in 2016.