Local Attractions in Wentworth

Junction Island is the shoal of land between the Darling and Murray Rivers. The junction sandbar is where a large number of aborigines, armed with spears and weapons, threatened Captain Sturt as he sailed down the Murray on his expedition to find the inland sea, and here he had arrived at the Darling junction. The confrontation was averted when a group of Aboriginals, who had befriended Captain Sturt the day before, arrived and amicably resolved the stand-off.

 A canoe tree is also located along the trail that leads to the point. Flora, fauna, wildlife and birdlife abound within this island reserve.

The wharf was originally built in 1879 using local timber and was a major landmark of the town – a hive of industry. Throughout the riverboat era, Wentworth was once one of the busiest inland ports in Australia. A memorial of Captain John Egge is also located on the wharf.

This is an excellent museum supplying the history buff with information on much of Wentworth’s heritage. It houses one of Australia’s biggest photographic collections on river boats and original buildings. Journey through time with a walk through the extensive Pioneer and Folk collection. Including Indigenous artefacts and a Mega Fauna Display based on fossil remains discovered in the Wentworth region and Mungo National Park. Discover the history of the river trade and experience the triumph of the Fergie in the 1956 flood.

The Wentworth Military Museum is a must see while visiting the region.

Discover over 125 years of Australian military history with the newly installed Marching Matilda Experience. This state of the art self-guided tour caters for both adult and junior visitors and includes stories of service from all around the world.

Military styled souvenirs are also available for the Bunker Giftshop.

Open 7 Days, 10am - 4pm

For more information call 0434 549 401

Possibly the largest and only collection of its kind in the world, over 30 hand-made replicas hand-crafted with amazing and intricate detail.

A life-time of work on display. Riverboat Rod constructs each Paddle steamer as closely as possible to original design.

The first tractor monument in the world was established by the people of Wentworth in honour of the TEA20 Harry Ferguson tractors’ part in the building of the massive levee banks that protected Wentworth against the devastating 1956 floods.

 

The cairns of stones where the monument sits is set at the height of the water that would have inundated the town had not the clay levee banks been put in place. “By God and by Fergie we beat the Flood!”.

Houses a range of pioneer heritage including a ‘drop log’ homestead, an original Chaffey brother’s steam powered tractor, and the iconic ‘grey Fergie’ the saviour of the town in the 1956 flood. You’ll also find the memorial to “Possum” a local bush legend.

Put together by the Wentworth Branch of National Trust Heritage, these are an excellent way to explore the town and get a feel for the heritage of the place.

Located 1km away you can enjoy the local tennis courts and golf course all at one location of the Wentworth Sporting Complex.

The Perry Sandhills are named for George Perry, the first Land Commissioner to serve this area. Moorna Station, just past the Sandhills, was where the visiting dignitaries stayed whilst in the area – (Moorna was to become a new town and surveyor pegs are still able to be found on the property). The dunes are located just outside of Wentworth on the Old Renmark Road and are a unique land formation of continuously shifting sand dunes.

The four hundred acres of rolling red sandhills are geologically traceable to the Barkindji Aboriginal people and also the last Ice Age (approximately 40,000 years ago). Aboriginal burial grounds are in the vicinity of the dunes, (Snaggy Bend), and artefacts and fossils of Australia’s giant mega-fauna.

Mungo National Park provides a unique insight into the ancient landscape of Australia and the history of the Australian people.

The landscape of Australia is ever changing and with Mungo National Park, those changes can be dated as far back as 32 million years. It was around this time that the ocean flooded the Murray Darling Basin, turning south-western NSW into an inland sea. After 25 million years, the ocean retreated but water levels in the area continued to fluctuate as surrounding river systems flooded. 150,000 years ago, Lake Mungo and the surrounding Willandra Lakes had been established.

Woodsies Gem Shop is a family operated business 10 minutes from Mildura. It boasts jewellery, gemstones, carvings, Aladdin's Cave, Garden Maze and Restaurant.