Charlton Caravan Park - Travellers Rest

18/06/2026

Jazz in July comes to the Rex Theatre

Charlton Arts is bringing a lively afternoon of traditional jazz to the Rex Theatre on Sunday 5 July, featuring the much-loved Maryborough Traditional Jazz Band. Known for their toe-tapping mix of 1920s and 1930s jazz, Australian tunes, Latin American numbers and Glenn Miller-style favourites, the band promises a warm and entertaining winter afternoon.

Tickets are $25, including afternoon tea. Available at the door or online at https://www.rextheatre.org.au/live-shows.

18/06/2026

18/06/2026

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17/06/2026

Come stay for the weekend or just stay the night in a beautiful new one bedroom cabins , fully self contained just bring your wine and cheese 🍷🧀 and sit back and listen to the birds 🤗🤗🤗

17/06/2026

Steam train coming thru this Saturday and Sunday morning 🚂🚂🚂

16/06/2026

The Stick Shed great history

WHERE DID THE POLES COME FROM? THE MOST ASKED STICK SHED QUESTION NOW HAS AN ANSWER! With thanks to Norman Houghton the senior Historian and Jackie Zappelli at the Otways Historical Society we now know the poles in the Stick Shed came from The Otways. This quote is from Norman's research....
"I have been reading through some FCV reports at the time and came across a reference in the 1941- 1942 year that the Forrest District supplied 646 messmate poles to the Grain Elevators Board for temporary wheat stacks at Murtoa. Poles varied in length from 16 ft to 60ft. So it looks like the poles came from the east Otways rather than the west Otways."

The key words are "Grains Elevator Board" because they part funded and oversaw the building of the Stick Shed with the rest of the funding coming from the Australian Wheat Board. In short state and federal funding.

What clinched it was an entry in the 1943 annual report of Forestry Commission Victoria which states "Output of pole timbers increased substantially, and large quantities were supplied to the order of the Australian Wheat Board"

The Australian Wheat Board built the number 2 shed at Murtoa and the massive storage at Dunolly.

Every indication is the same plans/designs were used for the storage part of our second shed and the Dunolly shed.

14/06/2026

14/06/2026

We have some vacancies that weekend if you want a pit stop
On your way up or back just give us us a buzz on 0448276631 👍

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2026 Hattah Desert Race, July 3rd, 4th & 5th.
This is the date to circle, highlight, and tattoo in your calendar!

We’re coming back bigger, better, and dustier than ever. Let the countdown begin ✊🏼
www.hattahdesertrace.com.au