Proserpine Historical Museum — Attraction in Proserpine

I'm currently sitting in one of the many couches scattered throughout this astonishing local museum. Traditional wisdom has places like this packed to the rafters with "historic" bric-a-brac stacked willy-nilly.

This museum is not like that at all. It is located in a large space, thoughtfully curated in district themes for specific exhibits.

You'll find the history of the local cinema, next to the proud Italian heritage, the local Vietnam Vets, WW I distinguished sniper, the mustard gas research station, the history of the nail, the local newspaper, the mining and sugarcane industry, life at home, aboriginal history, maritime exploration, cyclone impact and a massive wood turning tribute.

There's more, much more.

$6 entrance fee for an entirely volunteer run non-profit is a steal and worth every cent.

Access is just on a bend in the road, easiest access is if you're heading North.

Highly...

I spent a wonderful couple of hours at the Proserpine Museum on a wet morning last week. As an ex Proserpine resident I found it evoked many memories of my childhood. And it filled in a lot of details about the area that I did not know. I especially enjoyed the picture theatre display. The volunteers were very helpful, knowledgable and friendly. The displays were varied and covered a lot of different areas of local history. This little museum is a real gem and a credit to the people who look after it. Thank you for making my visit a highlight of my...

For the record, in November, 1988 I met my future wife as we were getting off the train at Proserpine. I am from NY, NY USA. She is from Berlin, Germany. We live in Florida, USA for the past 26 years. Thank you, Proserpine and the sweet couple with a car and a dog who took us to the youth hostel in Airlie Beach, even though they were not headed that way, when we might have been stuck at the train station. We came back to Australia in 2008 as a married couple to travel around some more but we did not get back to Proserpine....