Tolga Museum

16/06/2026

Sundays celebration will include live music from the Paronellas 🎶🎸🎤 We are lucky to have Wendy and Joe as long serving members of our Historical Society. There is no doubt they’ll create a wonderful atmosphere and some foot tapping fun!

🏣 Celebrating Greg Mulley Military building extension
📆 Sunday 21 June
⏰ 10am - 3pm
📍 Tolga Museum - Kennedy Highway, Tolga
💰 Free for everyone

15/06/2026

Put your thinking caps on and join us for another fantastic Charity Trivia Night at the Atherton International Club!

This month, we're raising funds for Tolga Museum Australia, helping preserve and share the rich history of our local region.

📅 Thursday 18th June
🕖 7:00PM Start
📍 Atherton International Club
💰 Just $2 per player

Gather your team, test your knowledge and enjoy a fun night out while supporting a great local cause.

✅ New players always welcome
✅ Great prizes to be won
✅ Plenty of laughs along the way
✅ Support local history and heritage

☎️ Book your table today: 07 4091 4970

15/06/2026

📣 Big shout out to Atherton International Club for hosting us as the charity for Trivia this week!
We will have some raffles, lucky door prizes, and a money board.

📌Book your table and come along for a wonderful fun evening!
🤩 Get your smartie pants on!!!

See you at the club!

Here is everything coming up in June at the club!

10/06/2026

We are delighted to welcome all visitors to our Museum!🐴On Saturday, 6th June, 11 horse riders from Cairns & District Trail Horse Club visited and enjoyed our Rail Trail from Walkamin to Tolga. Thanks for the visit everyone, it was a beautiful day for a ride.

📸Photo credit: Stephanie Grinsell Secretary of the group

09/06/2026

Great idea!

Gift vouchers available for tours! Don’t know what to buy someone that doesn’t need anything, then why not buy them an experience?

01/06/2026

Something big has been happening at our little museum! The Greg Mulley Military Building has had an extension with a research and archival room built.

The building extension was proudly funded by Queensland Government’s Queensland Remembers Grant Program.

Save the date for our celebration!
Tolga Museum-Kennedy Highway
Sunday 21 June
10-3pm

22/05/2026

18/05/2026

Mystery item of the week!

Can you tell us what this item is? Even Dick Daley doesn’t know!

11/05/2026

Mt Emerald plane crash 1990.

If you would like to pay your respects, the memorial plaque is on the corner of Kennedy Highway and Tate Road, Tolga.

Today marks 36 years since the Mt Emerald plane crash, one of the worst aviation tragedies in Far North Queensland history.

On 11 May 1990, 11 lives were lost when a Cessna travelling from Proserpine to Mareeba crashed into Mt Emerald. Among those onboard were civic leaders, councillors, council officers, a nun and pilot Stan Lindgren. They had been returning home from a local government conference.

For Cairns, we particularly remember Mayor Keith Goodwin and Alderman Rose Blank, who both served our city with passion, conviction and deep commitment to community.

A memorial plaque located at the Cairns Regional Council Chambers on Spence Street stands as a lasting reminder of the lives lost and the impact this tragedy had across the Far North.

As we celebrate Cairns’ 150th year, part of honouring our past is acknowledging not only the milestones and achievements, but also the moments of profound loss that have shaped our region and the people within it.

Today we remember those who never made it home and the families, friends and communities forever impacted by that tragedy.

Mayor Amy Eden Cairns Regional Council

15/11/2025

Thanks to everyone who stopped in & said Hi to our volunteers at today's Living Well Expo. 😀

It was fun listening to everyone's guesses for our 'Guess the object's'. Well done to those who guessed correctly as they weren't easily identifiable things. 🧐

It was great to chat & we really appreciated all the positive feedback from the community about our museum. 🥰

And as always, a big thankyou to the volunteers who helped out & represented us today. 👏