Eucalyptus Distillery Museum Inglewood
Attractions Inglewood
Hours:
Thursday to Sunday 10-4
The Eucalyptus Distillery Museum in Inglewood is Australia's only Museum dedicated to the history of Eucalyptus Oil production and the ‘Blue Mallee’ Eucalyptus.
Located on the heritage listed site of the ‘Old Jones’ Distillery’, the museum houses a unique collection of artifacts including old bottles, tools, photographs, newspaper cuttings and paraphernalia. The museum tells the story of an industry truly unique to the region that is still relevant today.
Description
The heritage listed distillery operated from 1890 until 1998 and is still intact today and houses an old International Truck, Boiler from Cowley’s of Ballarat., inground vats, crane and more! You can walk around the distillery which is located right next to the museum and shop.
The working model provides a wonderful experience demonstrating the full distillation process using in ground vats.
The site also houses a retail store and coffee bar which is open Thursday to Sunday 10am – 4pm. We stock a range of natural products including local blue mallee eucalyptus oil, natural cleaning and laundry products, eco-friendly wooden brush ware, essential oil room sprays and more. We also stock hand crafted goods by local brand ‘eucyblue’ including all natural soy wax candles, reed diffusers, bath salts, liquid soap, hand lotion and lip balm!
Entry to the museum is $5 for adults (kids free). Group bookings are available 7 days and include a full guided tour, talk and live distillery demonstration. $8/$10 per person. Bookings are essential and homemade refreshments can be arranged. Contact Nicole at info@eucymuseum.com.au for more info.
Located on the Calder Hwy on the northern side of Inglewood, the Eucalyptus Distillery Museum has been telling the story of how eucalyptus oil is distilled from the local Blue Mallee leaves since 2011. Eucalyptus polybractea. or ‘Blue Eucy’, is native to the region and has been harvested for well over 150 years.
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20 Grant St, Inglewood, VIC 3517