Murtoa

Overview

Murtoa is a town smack bang in the centre of the wheat belt. Situated around Lake Marma, this traditional farming community is no wallflower. It features an attractive golf course, holds a couple of race meetings each year, has a popular local show in October and is just 30 minutes from the larger centre of Horsham.

History

Aboriginal for ‘Home of the Lizard’, the land around Murtoa was occupied by squatters in early 1844. The site at Marma Gully Swamp was surveyed in 1873 and settled soon after, rapidly becoming the large grain town of Murtoa with the State’s largest inland grain receival centre on the main Melbourne to Adelaide rail link.

Places of interest

Stick Shed
Lake Marma Reserve
Commercial Hotel featuring wrought iron lacework
Holy Trinity Anglican Church
Railway Station
Concordia College

Graincorp Receival Centre
Water Tower Museum

Wimmera Inland Freezing Works Museum (steam engines)
Barrabool Nature Reserve
Marma Gully Hotel

Accommodation

The country town of Murtoa offers two hotels for accommodation:

The Marma Gully Hotel (03) 5385 2202
Railway Hotel (03) 5385 2241

Alternative accommodation could be sought at Horsham, a 40 minute drive. For further information please go to Visit Horsham.

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