Visit Murtoa

Be sure to Explore History with an interesting and easy walking or driving trail around the town of Murtoa, while providing plenty of photo opportunities. Download the Heritage Trail brochure as a guide to Murtoa’s historic buildings… while exploring new...

The Stick Shed (previously known as the Murtoa No. 1 Grain Store) is the only remaining emergency grain store built during World War Two. This structure is an enduring testament to iconic Australian bush ingenuity and a symbol of the...

Murtoa’s Big Weekend began in 1997 to celebrate Murtoa’s 125th birthday and continues to be the biggest annual event on the Murtoa calendar, and draws people from near and far. The event is held annually over 3 days during the...

MURTOA SILO ART By day a striking piece of photo realism by mural artist SMUG and by night experience the transformation into a lit and ANIMATED meaningful work of art by Dave Jones of Transcience. WHY THE BIRDS? Inspiration was...

The display of antique engines and related artefacts is on display annually during the event of Murtoa’s Big Weekend. Included in the impressive museum are four massive single piston Richard-Hornsby engines dating back to 1910 (as used in the Wimmera...

Explore History and the beauty of Lake Marma and surrounds. The shallow waterhole known as Marma Swamp, now Lake Marma, was a strong attraction to the settlement and development of Murtoa in the early 1870’s. In 1890, the Murtoa Progress...