Menindee Tours and Attractions

Menindee Historic Tour (self drive/walk)

Drop in to the Menindee Visitors Information Centre

33 Menindee Street, Menindee and collect your

free Tour Map of 19 historic sites

Hear the local stories & colourful history from our friendly volunteers.  Find out where you can go bird watching and fishing.

Tourist Sights:

•  Broken Hill Water Supply Pumping Station                 - The site on the Darling River where water is pumped to Broken Hill through the aboveground pipeline.
•  Menindee Historic Trees   -Burke & Wills Tree 1860 - Survey Tree 1882 - Yartla Street floodlevel Tree 1890
•  Menindee Rail bridge  - Offically opened as a Rail/Road bridge - With a lift span to let Paddle Steamers through - Was later designated as a rail only bridge when another road bridge was built at the other end of town.
•  Burke & Wills Base Campsite  - Pamarmaroo Creek - Approx 20km north of Menindee Township
• Camel Driver’s Grave – Dost Mohomet    - A member of Burke & Wills Expedition who went as far as Cooper Creek campsite and later was disabled by a rouge camel - Lived the remainder of his life in Menindee.
•   Copi Hollow    - A man-made lake developed for speedboats, water-skiing, sailing and swimming. See the man-made inter-connecting channel linking Copi Hollow & Lake Pamarmaroo to Lake Menindee.
• Main Weir 20km from Menindee Township    - Enjoy the site & birdlife.
•   Menindee Lake Lookout (Menindee/Broken Hill Road)  - 12km northwest of the Menindee township - Great spot for early morning birdwatch.
•   Sunset Strip (Menindee/Broken Hill Road)  - 22km northwest of the Menindee township - A hamlet on the shores of Lake Menindee