Longreach Powerhouse and Historical Museum

Great museum with an interesting history. Very informative and well laid out. Was used up until 1984. Staff very friendly and helpful

Great Place to Fill time on Longreach. They offer a wide variety of Museum Pieces Including lots of items from Flight equipment to Nogo Station Cottage.There are 8 Electricity Generators each with their own description depicting how energy was made. The Nogo Cottage, and Items near the main entrance depict want life was like back in the mid 1900's.Great place to visit with a family with enterance fees being very reasonable.

Really enjoyed this visit learning about the processes involved in electricity and gas production.The Nogo House was really interesting as it was pared back and allowed you to remember snippets of childhood memories of similar scenes.

This place is great. So much to see of yesteryear. The power generation to the train. Lots of history in one place. The lady at the front is great, so much knowledge on the history and the town. Do yourself a favour and take a visit.

Really good, loved the old nogo station building, the big engines are amazing, out the back is a whole diesel electric loco! The shed is a great timber construction, staff really good, heaps of info, thank you, went twice lol :)

I would recommend visiting the Longreach Powerhouse museum over any other attractions in the area. You can learn about the history of the area, power generation and more. No bookings needed and no exorbitant prices to see everything there.

So, so cool. Allow more than an hour to view everything. So many rooms we didn't know were there and even outside. Made the mistake of only allowing a short time. (We were on a road trip)Mechanics, boilermakers, and electricians will love the sheds.Cute little homestead all laid out giving you an idea of living standards.Recommend for all ages.Thank you!

There is a bunch to see on yourself guided tour allowing you to take it all in at your own pace around the former Longreach Powerhouse Generating Complex with its local history collection including the 1921 swimming baths and NOGO Cottage. There are displays of agricultural and road maintenance machinery used in the development of the central west.Power was generated from the site from 1921 right up to 1985 when the town was linked to the state grid. Out the back of the complex is NOGO Cottage. The cottage is part of the original homestead of NOGO Station built in 1918, Today it depicts family living conditions in Western Queensland circa 1938-1950. But don’t just take our word for it, get yourself into the Longreach Powerhouse and Historical Museum and take trip back intime.

Well worth the $10 (or less for concession) admission to witness what is a work in progress by a dedicated group to preserve historic artifacts that are usually far too readily consigned to scrap.Allow the best part of 2 hours for your visit if this holds particular interest or about an hour if you just want an interesting gawk !The displays include, as well as, near functional power station, slice of life, displays from the last 100 years , including a full size boundary rider cottage from Nogo Station.

Very good we'll worth dropping in to check it out. I loved all the old electrical appliances that my parents used to have.