Museums in Australia

Gary Brookes's passion for collecting old machinery led to the establishment of the Park. Steam / Diesel sawmill, mill settlement, engines, tractors, dozers, horse drawn equip, military, memorabilia and much more. The park is one of Australia’s finest collections of heritage items dedicated to our pioneers and the equipment they used to develop our state over the past 120 years.

The Elfin Heritage Centre is dedicated to the memory and achievements of Garrie Cooper. The aims of the heritage centre are to commemorate and celebrate the heritage of the marque by providing a meeting point for a Elfin enthusiasts and assistance in keeping Elfin cars performing on tracks throughout the world. The Elfin Heritage Centre boasted 24 Elfins on display, including Garrie's first (Cooper Austin) and last (MR9 F5000) race cars, plus the prototype of his planned Formula Vee based road sports car.

Located in the old head office of the Melbourne Fire Brigade, the award winning Fire Services Museum Victoria, was opened in 1979 to provide a home and focus for the history of fire fighting services in the Victoria. The Museum includes a collection of over 10,000 fire related items collected both nationally and internationally and including Country Fire Authority, and Metropolitan Fire Brigade, fire appliances, personnel histories, memorabilia and associated items.

Donated by Lindsay Fox, Founder of Australian logistics company Linfox, is a collection of cars spanning almost a century of automotive technology and design. Currently there is a rare and prestigious Porsche collection shown, which was never displayed before in its entirety.

A tour of the Frank Partridge VC Military Museum takes you on a journey that leads from the trench warfare of WWI to twenty-first century combat technology. Located in the historic town of Bowraville, its collections cover all of Australia's armed services and its displays of armoury, uniforms, medals, vehicles, art, publications and memorabilia are the largest on the Mid North Coast.

The Museum was created by the Strathalbyn Tourism Association, with the assistance of volunteers from the community and sponsors. In 2018, the Gilbert family announced that it would be closing it’s business in High Street after 117 years of motoring activity. The site and it’s history made it difficult to modernise for other businesses, but the Strathalbyn Tourism Association recognised it’s potential as a Motor Museum site. The Gilberts supported the idea and made the space available. In August 2019, the front show room was opened

"The Gippsland Vehicle Collection provides Gippsland with an outstanding rotating display of interesting vehicles: cars, motorbikes, machinery, historic vehicles, carriages, trucks and auto memorabilia. Our constantly changing range of vehicles ensures a fresh and exciting display for visitors several times a year, year after year. The items on display reflect motoring and transport from horse drawn carriages up to modern racers.

Over the past 20 years, brothers Carl and Grant Amor have amassed an incredible collection of around 70 classic vehicles in tribute to their Father. These vehicles are shown in the Gold Coast Motor Museum which was opened in 2020.

A private collection of motorbikes in a lounge-room

Max's Motor Museum has a diverse collection of automobiles and engines.
The museum's exhibits range from historic to current automobiles, as well as oil engines and a free-standing V-12 motor.