Yarriambiack Heritage Trail
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The Yarriambiack Heritage Trail is a regional self-drive route connecting five museums and heritage attractions across Hopetoun, Warracknabeal, Rupanyup and Murtoa. The collections explore the district's agricultural, community, settlement and wartime history.
The trail covers a large part of Yarriambiack Shire, so the destinations are widely separated and should be visited by car. There is no required starting point or published trail order.
Yarriambiack Heritage Trail Map
Yarriambiack Heritage Trail Locations:
1. Hopetoun and District Historical Society
The Hopetoun and District Historical Society manages local historical collections at several locations.
Lake Corrong Homestead is an early Mallee homestead constructed from vertical cypress-pine logs. It has been restored and furnished to represent the lives of the district's early settlers.
Address: Lake Corrong Homestead, 88 Evelyn Street, Hopetoun
The former Limestone Primary School contains photographs, documents and items connected with education and community life in the district. Visits are available by appointment.
Address: Cnr Garrard Street and Hopetoun-Yaapeet Road, Hopetoun
2. Wheatlands Warracknabeal Agricultural Machinery Museum
Wheatlands contains an extensive collection of historic tractors, harvesting equipment and other machinery associated with grain production and farming.
Many of the machines remain operational. The collection illustrates changes in agricultural technology and working life across the Wimmera and Mallee.
Address: 34 Henty Highway, Warracknabeal
3. Woods Farming and Heritage Museum
Woods Farming and Heritage Museum displays farming machinery and household items collected by local brothers Michael and John Woods.
The collection includes tractors, tools and recreated historical rooms representing a grocery store, butcher shop, hospital and family home.
Address: 109 Wimmera Highway, Rupanyup
4. Murtoa Stick Shed
The Murtoa Stick Shed was constructed during 1941 to store grain produced during the Second World War wheat glut.
More than 560 unmilled mountain-ash poles support the vast structure, creating an interior resembling a forest. The building is the last surviving emergency grain store of its type in Australia and is included on the Victorian Heritage Register.
Address: 1471 Wimmera Highway, Murtoa
5. Murtoa Museum Precinct
The Murtoa Museum Precinct brings together four historic buildings and collections managed by the Murtoa and District Historical Society.
The precinct includes:
- Water Tower Museum
- Concordia College
- Old Railway Station
- James Hill Taxidermy Collection
Address: 1 Comyn Street, Murtoa
Planning Your Visit:
The Yarriambiack Heritage Trail links heritage attractions in Hopetoun, Warracknabeal, Rupanyup and Murtoa. The trail can be started at any of the five locations.
Opening days and hours vary considerably between the five locations. Some sites require an appointment, while others operate during limited hours or with volunteer staff.
Contact the individual museums before travelling, particularly if completing the full trail or visiting as a group.
Web Links
→ www.yarriambiack.vic.gov.au/Discover-Yarriambiack/Heritage-Trail
→ Yarriambiack Heritage Trail Brochure (PDF)
