Murtoa Progress Association News

Murtoa Farmers Market and Car Boot Sale – April 11

Murtoa’s Christmas Shopping Day – Sunday 12 December

Everything is falling into place for a busy, bargain-filled Christmas shopping day in Murtoa on Sunday, December 14. Through the generosity of sponsors, the children will enjoy free rides on a merry-go-round and jumping castle as well as free face-painting, fairy floss and icy poles and a lucky shopper will also go home with a...

“The Dressmaker” shoots in Murtoa

A scene from the film The Dressmaker is scheduled to be filmed in McDonald Street outside Murtoa’s Furniture Store (Arthur Parish’s)  between 3.00 pm and 7.00 pm next Friday 12th December with the Art Department dressing the street from 12.00 midday and all activity should be complete by 8.00 pm “The Dressmaker” is an Australian...

National Heritage Listing for Marmalake/Murtoa Grain Store No1 (Stick Shed)

The Marmalake/Murtoa Grain Store, originally the No.1 Murtoa Shed, is located within the Murtoa Grain Terminal, adjacent to the grain elevator tower and railway line. The shed is 280m long, 60m wide and 19m high at the ridge with a capacity of 3.4 million bushels. The hipped corrugated iron roof of the shed is supported...

Leading a cappella group Ginger and Tonic to perform at Murtoa’s Big Weekend

  A cappella girl group Ginger and Tonic enrapture audiences with their playful and original brand of cabaret/pop. In a single show, Emma, Jane, Carena and Laura will have their audience in hysterics during cheeky comedy numbers, and leave them breath taken with impeccable close-harmony ballads. In their four years together, Ginger and Tonic have...

Murtoa’s new pop-up cafe to operate over Big Weekend

Big Weekend 2014 – be there!

GrainCorp Art Exhibition – part of Murtoa’s Big Weekend

Monster Street Market – part of Murtoa’s Big weekend

Murtoa’s Sunday Funday – August 24