By day and by night… an unforgettable bird mural with a special underlying meaning. The Murtoa wheat silo was given a stunning new lease on life by renowned street artist SMUG, with a breathtaking mural featuring a flock of brightly coloured birds. The artwork is inspired by the James Hill taxidermy collection, combined with the...
Printed for the first time in 1878 the Dunmunkle Standard was an iconic newspaper that delivered news to Murtoa and surrounding region for more than 100 years. Located in McDonald Street, the Slattery family business operated a number of printing machines until a couple of decades ago. Unfortunately, most of them are now owned by...
Named after Murtoa’s most prominent doctor and long-resident family, the park was developed by the now-defunct Apex Club over many years. The hard work of this group has seen a wasteland and swamp become a delightful area for public use next to Lake Marma. It has semi-permanent water in an irregular reed lined lake,...
Three kilometres east of town is a well-preserved old cemetery with the first burials recorded as early as 1870s. It saw war conflicts as well family tragedies since the first settlement. A Marble Memorial Seat featuring a motif of Madonna and a child, created by a local artist Steve Monk, pays tribute to some ...
Lake Marma is one of Murtoa’s many wonderful assets. Thanks to abundant birdlife, fish and the most picturesque views of sunrise and sunset, it has always attracted those who long to connect with nature. Originally a small natural swamp it became incorporated into the Wimmera Mallee water supply system over a century ago and...
Victoria’s largest inland grain storage, ‘Marmalake’ is located adjacent the Stick Shed and is a hive of activity during the Summer harvest, with a vast number of trucks carrying many varieties of crop to the huge storage areas, both above, and on the ground. The products are mostly transported to their various destinations via the...
It is a rare sight to see a collection of massive Ruston-Hornsby engines, known as Dunmunkle Sumpoilers, in one place. These wonderfully preserved engines, all shiny and in perfect working order still exist thanks to their private owners who collaboratively come together to share them with the public. Housed in the historic Wimmera Inland...
Just 20 minutes south of Murtoa is Barrabool Nature Conservation Reserve of largely undisturbed Wimmera forest with important Aboriginal sites. It is accessible only in dry conditions via the many tracks throughout. Ancient trees and even older waterways abound within – a real treat for a nature buff.
The Murtoa Museum Precinct includes The Heritage Listed Railway Water Tower (1886), Concordia Cottage (1892) and the recently restored Murtoa Railway Station (1886). Explore the impressive 4-storey, 13-metre high Water Tower Museum, which hosts the unique James Hill Taxidermy Collection with over 500 birds and other fauna, as well as historic artefacts, memorabilia and...
Originally built as a war-time emergency grain storage in 1941, this unique, Australian Heritage Listed structure has become a remarkable example of Aussie ingenuity and the local farming community. It was constructed using over 560 natural mountain ash poles and is 270m in length. Soaring to 19m in height and a width of 60m, it...
