Located on the banks of the Yarriambiack Creek, Warracknabeal, is a thriving town of 2500 residents, and is 360km from Melbourne in the heart of a rich grain-growing region.
Warracknabeal has so much to offer with many eating and drinking options, events and shows, and plenty of things to see and do. Stay at Country Roads Motor Inn when you visit and enjoy the many attractions the town and surrounding areas offer.
The Country Roads Motor Inn in Warracknabeal is in a quiet and central location in town about half way between Horsham and Hopetoun in Western Victoria.
The Warracknabeal and District Historical Society is dedicated to preserving the history of Warracknabeal and surrounding districts, from the life of early inhabitants through to the present time. Warracknabeal is located in the heart of the Victorian wheat belt and the Historical Society’s collection celebrates Victoria’s farming heritage and the people who contributed to its success. With a long history of innovation and the landscape dotted with iconic grain silos that now make up part of Victoria’s Silo Art Trail.
At the centre of a vast wheat and grain growing area, the theme for the museum is grain production. From hand implements including hoes, scythes, and flails, it traces the invention and modification of machinery to the present day. Horse, steam, and tractor power are all represented and hundreds of machines are on display inside and outside the museum, which occupies a 40-acre site.
Horse races were first run in the Warracknabeal area in the 1860s, with local farmers providing paddocks. The first meeting held in the town was in 1871 when races started at the Warracknabeal Hotel and were run through the streets before finishing back at the Hotel.
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