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Walcha Pioneer Cottage and Museum Complex

The Walcha Pioneer Cottage is operated by the Walcha and District Historical Society.

The complex is open on Saturday from 10:30am to 4:30pm or at other times by appointment. Contact Kate Hoy on Mobile: 0448 331 323.

The Walcha Pioneer Cottage and Museum Complex comprises a variety of historical buildings on the original land grant of 1858 to Constable Buckland including his house built in 1860s of slabs with a shingle roof. It’s detached former kitchen building now holds a collection of early farming tools.

Another 1860s slab cottage brought to the site in 1970, is used as a general museum displaying a wide variety of local historal items.

In the ground is a stringy bark tree trunk (dendroglyph) carved by local aboriginies, brought to the site from the Brackendale area of the Walcha District.

The Wool industry hall, originally a School of Arts erected at Glen Morrison in 1887, illustrates the principal industry of Walcha, with a large collection of shearing equipment and photographs.

Two Machinery Sheds and house horse drawn vehicles and early agricultural Machinery.

The reconstructed Blacksmiths Shop displays a forge, bellows and many original artifacts of the age-old occupation, with Walcha once being the home to four blacksmiths shops.

The Plane Hanger houses the Tiger Moth Aeroplane used in 1950 to spread superphosphate for the first time in Australia, on the local property “Mirani”, then owned by AS Nivision.

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Clr Gregory Schaefer

Ward A

First Elected to Council on 04 December 2021.

Clr Schaefer has been elected as Walcha Council’s Delegate to the following Committees:

  • New England Bush Fire Management Committee
  • Walcha Local Liquor Accord Committee

Clr Aurora Reilly

Ward D

First Elected to Council on 04 December 2021.

Clr Reilly is a member of the following Council Committees:

  • Walcha Council Beautification Advisory Committee
  • Walcha Council Youth Advisory Council
  • Walcha Council Audit Risk & Improvement Committee

And has also been elected to be Council’s Delegate on the following organisations:

  • NSW Public Libraries New England Zone Committee
  • Central Northern Regional Library Committee
  • Walcha Community Consultative Committee

Clr Anne-Marie Pointing

Ward B

First Elected to Council on 04 December 2021.

Clr Pointing is a member of the following Council Committees:

  • Walcha Council Beautification Advisory Committee
  • Walcha Council Preschool Advisory Committee

Clr Eric Noakes

Ward B

First Elected to Council on 10 September 2016.

Elected as Mayor on 28 September 2016. Re-elected unopposed on 22 December 2021.

Councillor Noakes is Council’s Delelgate on the following Committees:

  • Namoi Councils Joint Organisation
  • Country Mayors Association of NSW (CMA)
  • Mid North Weight of Loads Group
  • Walcha Local Health Committee

And is also a member of the following Council Committees:

  • Walcha Council Arts Advisory Committee
  • Walcha Council Aboriginal Advisory Committee
  • Walcha Council Capital Advisory Committee

Clr Scott Kermode

Ward C

First Elected to Council on 10 September 2016

Elected as Deputy Mayor on 22 December 2021

Councillor Kermode is Council’s Delegate on the following Committees:

  • New England Weeds Authority

And is also a member of the following Council Committees:

  • Walcha Council Capital Advisory Committee
  • Walcha Council Aboriginal Advisory Committee

Clr Nena Hicks

Ward C

First Elected to Council on 04 December 2021.

Clr Hicks is a member of the following Council Committees:

  • Walcha Council’s Art Advisory Committee
  • Walcha Council’s Audit Risk & Improvement Committee
  • Walcha Council’s General Manager’s Performance Review Committee

 

Clr Hicks is Council’s Delegate on the following organisation:

  • Arts North West

Clr Kevin Ferrier

Ward A

First elected to Council in 1991.

Was elected as Deputy Mayor from 2000 – 2012.

Councillor Ferrier is a Member of the following Walcha Council Committees:

  • Walcha Council Community Care Advisory Committee
  • Walcha Council Motorcycle Rally Advisory Committee

Contact Details

Walcha Council
Phone: 02 6774 2500
Fax: 02 6777 1181
E – council@walcha.nsw.gov.au

Clr Mark Berry

Ward A

First elected to Council on 04 December 2021.

Clr Berry has been elected to the following Council Committees:

  • Walcha Council Motorcycle Rally Advisory Committee
  • Walcha Council Capital Advisory Committee
  • Walcha Council's General Manager's Performance Review Committee