Moppa was a small settlement 5 km NNE of Greenock where, in September 1894, some men obtained gold 'near Fitzgerald's and on Heggie's and Johnson's land'. The first mining licence was granted to James Heggie, the owner of section 5, Hundred of Belvidere.The gold was of good quality and was sold to the Melbourne Mint at £4-1-0 an ounce.
There is an Aboriginal word moppa - "no."