Wimmera-Mallee Pioneer Museum

11/05/2026

🌸 A Mother’s Day to Remember at Wimmera Mallee Pioneer Museum! 🌸

We hope everyone had a wonderful Mother’s Day yesterday! We certainly did here in Jeparit. Werrap Hall was alive with laughter, music, and the incredible spirit of our community.

It was a day full of so many yummy treats! A massive shout-out to our stars in the kitchen:
🍎 Christa for her stunning handcrafted apple roses.
🧁 Wendy for those legendary fluffy scones.
☕ Yours truly for the signature Tiramisu.

The atmosphere was made even more special by Morgan and Paul from Blossom Blend. Their beautiful plants and flowers added that perfect splash of color and elegance to the display. 🌱✨
"A special thank you to Mary for her generous donation of the beautiful, colourful bunting that brightened up the hall and added such a festive touch to our Mother's Day celebration! 🌈🚩"

A huge thank you to Craige for the music, and our dedicated volunteers Gordon, Kenny, and the whole team behind the scenes. Our volunteers work hard week in and week out to keep our doors open and our history alive—we couldn't do it without them!

Most importantly, thank you to our guests—your support and presence made this a truly memorable day.

✨ PLANNING A VISIT? ✨
Please note that our Devonshire Tea events are special occasions and are AVAILABLE BY BOOKING ONLY. We don’t serve daily, so please follow our page for our next opening or message us to book your private group!

Thank you all for a beautiful day. See you at the Museum soon!

03/05/2026

🌸 Save Your Spot! Mother’s Day Devonshire Tea 🌸

Places are filling up fast for our Mother’s Day Devonshire Tea Experience at the Wimmera Mallee Pioneer Museum!
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📅 Sunday 10 May | 10:30 am - 1:30 pm
💰 $15 General / $12 Members

Bookings are essential (24 hours notice required).
Secure your table now:
📧 [email protected]
📞 0478 835 487

✨ Optional Era Dress: Feel free to embrace the spirit of the museum by dressing in pioneer-era costume for an extra special experience! Dressing up is completely optional, but it certainly adds to the fun

09/04/2026

The Mallee Pioneer Museum is truly grateful for your support and participation in making our first trial Easter Egg Hunt such a successful event. Your contributions helped create a wonderful day for our community and will support the preservation of our heritage, while allowing us to continue hosting exciting events in the future.

If you’d like to see more events like this, we warmly invite you to support us by becoming a volunteer, joining as a member, or making a donation. Every contribution, big or small, makes a meaningful difference and goes a long way.

We are always open to suggestions, so please feel free to engage with our friendly staff and share your ideas.Reach Out!!!!

25/03/2026

Part 2 of the early history of the Wimmera Mallee Pioneer Museum, published in today's Rainbow Argus.

23/03/2026

🐰✨ Countdown to Easter at the Wimmera Mallee Pioneer Museum! ✨🐰

The countdown is on! Only a few days until our Easter Sunday event – a fun-filled day for the whole family! 🎉

When: Easter Sunday, 10:30 AM – 1:15 PM Where: Wimmera Mallee Pioneer Museum

Join us for an exciting Easter hunt and help support the museum so we can create more amazing events like this! Your participation keeps our community vibrant and full of memories. 💛

🎟 Book your session now and don’t miss out!

Let’s make this Easter one to remember! 🌸🐣

21/03/2026

Today we had the pleasure of hosting Marion Littlejohn at the Museum. Marion is President of the Ballarat Historical Society but for more than twenty years she was Education Officer at Sovereign Hill, where she remains an active volunteer. Marion had offered some time ago to visit our Museum to advise on how best to develop an educaton program for children of various ages. It was great seeing our exhibits - many going back almost sixty years - through someone else's eyes and with their expertise. We explored the collections in each building and I learned things I'd not known about many items. Marion kindly donated from Sovereign Hill a number of activity items for us to use for which we are grateful. Marion's insights - but also her passion and skills - will be extremely useful for us in constantly trying to improve the visitor experience at the Museum. Incidentally, Marion is no stranger to our area as in the '80s she taught history at Dimboola Memorial Secondary College and more than forty years ago she would bring school groups to our Museum. Thank you for your insights, enthusiasm and generosity, Marion. (Photo: Marion with WMPM committee member Craige Proctor.)

19/03/2026

Part 1 of a potted account of the early years of the Museum, published in today's Rainbow Argus.

17/03/2026

12/03/2026

🌸🐣 **Easter fun for the kids!**

The Easter Bunny is **hopping into the Wimmera Mallee Pioneer Museum!** 🐰
Bring the kids along for our **Easter Egg Hunt**.

Chocolate eggs, prizes, and a great family day out for the whole family!

**Please book your session to secure a spot.**

Don’t miss the fun this Easter! 🥚🌸

E. [email protected]
M: 0478835487 Or P.M us to register.

04/03/2026

Yesterday we hosted the lovely volunteers from the Nhill Visitor Information Centre. We were part of their road trip to see the tourism sites around the Hindmarsh Shire, to bring a richer experience to visitors to our region. We were pleased to show them our newly renovated displays in our original Wattle and daub built Werrap Hall, and Albacutya Homestead. Thankyou all for dropping in for an all too brief visit!. Its always lovely to catch up with fellow dedicated community members. Keep up your great work! Nhill Wimmera Mallee