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The Stick Shed News
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
SHED DAY 2025 CANCELLED.
The weather has beaten us. With a top of 39c forecast for Saturday and with the comfort and welfare of our visitors and staff forefront in the Committee of Management’s mind we just couldn’t safely Shed Day 2025 cancelled due to heat.run the events we had planned. We apologise for any inconvenience. The Stick Shed…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
2025 St Arnaud Art Gallery Exhibition
You are invited to visit the St Arnaud Art Gallery Exhibition at the Station Gallery on the 11th of January! please visit https://www.starnaudrailstation.org.au/exhibitions for more informationRead More
The Stick Shed under the Southern Aurora.
Murtoa’s Rebecca Evans snapped this incredible photo.Read More
83 Years Ago.
September 27th marks the 83rd anniversary of the start of work on the Stick Shed. It was exactly three weeks from the time the site was decided to work starting. On September 6th Cllr Evans of Murtoa offered the Grain Elevators Board 5 acres of land for 20 pounds an acre. The offer was accepted…Read More
Their father never told them he built the Stick Shed.
We had some welcome and very important visitors at the Stick Shed a while ago. Shirley Turner (nee Green) and her brother Neville Green came and saw their father, Bert’s, handy work for the very first time. It was only a couple of months before via a friend they found out their father Bert Green…Read More
Just a couple of Aussie icons hanging out together.
The legendary Spirit of Progress train will be touring around the Wimmera for the next couple of days with a group of around 90 visitors from NSW on board. One of the highlights of their visit will be a tour of the Stick Shed. The Spirit of Progress was a marvel of its age the…Read More
The Stick Shed on Channel 9’s Postcards.
Madeline Spark from Channel 9’s Postcards dropped by Murtoa recently to check out the Silo Art and of course no visit to Murtoa is complete without popping into the Stick Shed. You can see what she made of her time in town and all the other episodes of Postcards on 9now.com.au .Read More
The Stick Shed has a new address.
We recently found out that the street address we’ve been using for years isn’t actually ours. In fact, the bit of land the Stick Shed is on didn’t have an official road number at all. Thanks to the Yarriambiack Council and VicMaps it has all been sorted out very quickly and as of now the…Read More
A Poem for the Stick Shed
The Stick Shed has received a great deal of feedback in many formats about the majesty of the building, usually as verbal commentary from visitors. Then every so often a visitor puts down in words his impression of our Stick Shed. A recent visitor, Leslie Littleford penned this poem. credit The Murtoa Advertiser.Read More
Stick Shed Stalwart Leigh leaves
One of the key campaigners who led the charge to save the Murtoa Stick Shed from demolition, Leigh Hammerton, is moving away from the Wimmera. Mr Hammerton became involved in the fight to save the Stick Shed in 1991 shortly after moving to Murtoa and served on the Shed’s Committee of Management until last week.…Read More
Stick shed upgrade to boost Murtoa tourism
Please find this article about The Stick Shed’s upcoming exciting upgrade to boost Murtoa tourism: https://delivering.vic.gov.au/news/featured-projects/murtoa-stick-shed-upgradeRead More