Echuca
Home of the Murray River Paddle Steamers
On the lands of the Yorta Yorta people.
Echuca
Echuca was founded in 1853 on Yorta Yorta country as a crossing point for drovers moving sheep and cattle between New South Wales and Victoria. Within 25 years it had become the largest inland port in Australia, with a wharf 332 metres long and more than 100 paddle steamers working out of it. The river trade collapsed when the railways arrived, but a dozen of the original paddle steamers were preserved and now run tourist cruises.
The Port of Echuca Discovery Centre is the main attraction, a living museum built around the restored wharf. The PS Pevensey (built 1911 and star of the All the Rivers Run miniseries), the PS Adelaide (1866, the oldest wooden-hulled paddle steamer still operating), and the PS Emmylou all offer cruises lasting from one hour to two nights.
Beyond the river, the Barmah National Park and its Ramsar-listed wetlands are 30 minutes north and are home to some of the last wild brumbies in Victoria.
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