Wallumbilla Calico Cottage Information Centre
SituatedadjacenttotheoldgrainstorageshedinWallumbilla.TheCalicoCottageTourism InformationCentrewascommissionedbytheMaranoaRegionalCouncil,withjointfundingbythestate governmentandSantos.In2024MaranoaRegionalCouncilacceptedthetenderbySM&KADuffBuildersPty Ltd of$3,686,014.20andthebuildingconstructioncommenced.Seenbelowrepresentativesfromthefunding partnersandMayorofMaranoaRegionalCouncilwithBuilderStephenDuff.
The Old Grain Shed as it stands today
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n 1937, the State Wheat Board accepted a tender from Mr L.H Healy of Toowoomba to construct a new grain shed in Wallumbilla for £1,454 and 10 shillings. The shed was designed to be 160 feet long, with the potential to expand to 200 feet, and had a capacity of approximately 30,000 bags, mirroring the design of the Pirrinuan shed.
Today, the Wallumbilla Grain Shed is recognized as one of the last of its kind, symbolizing the town’s rich agricultural past and its connection to the railway system.
