- Bruce Thomas Heritage Victoria & Heritage Council of Victoria
Yearly Archive: 2025
MAINTENACE WORK AT THE STICK SHED
Not the way they did in the past as captured in this photo of a repair being done by Stick Shed workers in the 70’s. The latest round of maintenace at the Stick Shed is due to start on Monday September 22nd and run through until November. THE STICK SHED WILL BE OPEN WHILE THE…Read More
THE GREAT AUSTRALIAN DETOUR VISITS THE STICK SHED.
The Great Australian Detour TV travel programme hosted by Andrew Daddo visited The Stick Shed as part of a sweep up to and through the Grampians region. The programme now in its 4th season airs on the Nine Network. At The Stick Shed he caught up with David Grigg who played in The Stick Shed…Read More
It was 35 years ago……
The 3rd of May is a very special day for The Stick Shed. The 3rd of May 1990 marked its last day as a working wheat store. The last gang finished sweeping it out and it was over. 35 years have passed since that day and a lot has happened since. The Stick…Read More
New Videos on You Tube.
The Stick Shed has a You Tube Channel http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCl6TIYLjYlbk5-dAhgbkB2g and we’ve just added a couple of new offerings. One tells the story of the building, operation and what happened next at the Stick Shed, the other is the new Grampians Wimmera Mallee Tourism promo video. See how many of the attractions you can identify.Read More
The never-ending light show.
The light in the Stick Shed is one of its great attractions. It changes hourly and also as the seasons change. We don’t fully understand what happens when or how often but every so often you see something you haven’t seen before. This is a recent example. Right on opening time the shadows lined up…Read More
WELCOME VISITORS.
We may have had to cancel Shed Day last Saturday but that didn’t stop a group of former Longerenong students from visiting the Stick Shed as part of their 50th anniversary catch up. Three of the party had worked as rakers at the Stick Shed in the mid 70’s to help pay their way through…Read More
Renowned author Gideon Haigh writes about the Stick Shed.
Last year well known and respected Australian writer Gideon Haigh visited the Stick Shed at the behest of his mother. Best known for his work as a cricket writer and commentator Gideon was entranced by the Stick Shed and set about delving into its history. One of the charms of the Stick Shed is that…Read More