Alpha
Rowley Roberts Tourist Information Centre
The Alpha District Tourist & Development Association was established in 1999 and set up in an old Railway Guards room, which was relocated from the Railway Station to the Tivoli Picture Theatre site in Shakespeare Street, Alpha. Cr Rowley Roberts opened the Information Centre on 22nd April 2001.
The Information Centre is operated by volunteers Monday to Saturday from 8.30am to 12.30pm and also acts as a Driver Reviver Station.
What the Information Centre has to offer:
- Information on local attractions and history of the area
- Travel brochures
- Museum
- Postcards and much more...
Come in and talk to the friendly staff, and browse through the centre and see what this unique and peaceful town has to offer.
Rowley Roberts Tourist Information Centre
45 Shakespeare Street, Alpha
Ph: (07) 49851050
Email: alphatour1@bigpond.com
Jane Neville-Rolfe Art Gallery
The Hon W.H. Glasson, Minister for Land Management and Member for Gregory opened the Jane Neville-Rolfe Art Gallery on 4th April 1988. The art gallery was an Australian Bicentennial project with financial assistance from the Commonwealth and State Government and local organisations.
The Gallery has excellent pieces of artwork on display from local artists and also travelling art shows.
For further information contact Wayne Rostron on 0447851388.
Murals
There are twenty six murals in the township of Alpha and all tell their own story of rural life in the Shire. The murals became when a group a local artists painted a wall in 1991and today have became the vocal point for Alpha with murals being painted on most public buildings.
The 'Jump Ups'
The 'Jump Ups' is located on the Clermont Road just north-west of Alpha. This is a natural attraction displaying the different layers of coloured volcanic soil, it is worth a look!