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Murtoa is a wheat district town in Victoria, Australia, situated around Lake Marma on the Wimmera Highway, north-west of the state capital, Melbourne. The town is in the Shire of Yarriambiack local government area. At the , Murtoa had a population of 991.〔 The name Murtoa is believed to come from a local Aboriginal word meaning "home of the lizard". Murtoa's post office opened on 1 August 1874. The working section of the present day Murtoa Grain Receival Centre can hold up to 400,000 tonnes of grain. Murtoa's Lake Marma, situated in the centre of town, has always been a haven for wildlife and one of the most attractive lakes in the Wimmera. It is currently being improved with restored surrounds. A main feature is the 120-year-old avenues of sugar gum trees around most of the lake. There is a playground, BBQ, Rotunda and large lawned areas ajdacent. Rabl park immediately to the North of Lake Marma is a series of waterways and ponds with attractive treed surrounds. It also incorporates a Skate Park, playground, 1896 Railway's walking bridge, BBQ and large grassed areas. Both Lakes are great fishing and recreational areas, with abundant birdlife and made walking tracks surrounding both. ==The Stick Shed== Murtoa is the site of the largest rustically-built structure in the world, the Murtoa No. 1 Grain Store, known locall as the "Stick Shed". Because wheat could not be exported during the Second World War, a "temporary" grain shed, 270m long and 60m wide, was built in late 1941 and early 1942, using 560 unmilled tree trunks. These "sticks", braced with iron tie rods, are set in a concrete slab floor and support a hipped corrugated iron roof. The impressive cathedral-like structure was last used to hold wheat in 1989-90. The Murtoa Stick Shed was heritage listed in 1990, and in October 2008 the Victorian government allocated funds to restore the structure. The Murtoa Stick Shed has become a significant tourist attraction but is still only open occasionally, usually during Murtoa's BIG Weekend festival in early October each year. It will be opened more often after access problems have been resolved.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.murtoastickshed.com.au/ )〕 The Murtoa No. 1 Grain Store was added to the Australian National Heritage List in October 2014.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.environment.gov.au/system/files/pages/ca641757-a68b-4890-bf4d-895ac97a5579/files/fs-murtoa-grain-shed.pdf )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Murtoa, Victoria」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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