| Date |
Key Points |
| 1869 |
Alluvial gold found in Stockyard Creek |
| 1871 |
The successful settlement of a mining dispute by Sale magistrate and Warden, William Foster resulted in the town being named after him |
| 1872 |
Post office and school opened |
| 1874 |
Methodist Church opened |
| 1884 |
Land selection began in Foster with all blocks taken up within two years |
| 1892 |
Great Southern Gippsland Railway was extended to Foster and Toora |
| 1894 |
Headquarters for South Gippsland Shire established |
| 1903 |
First agricultural show held |
| 1937 |
A private hospital was taken over as a community hospital and then became the public hospital |