Wanneroo Regional Museum

Looking for a family-friendly day out north of Perth? Wanneroo Regional Museum and Community History Centre is a welcoming, relaxed destination for families with young children to explore, play and learn together.

The museum brings Wanneroo’s stories to life through colourful displays, historic photos, everyday objects and hands-on interactives designed to keep little minds curious. Children can discover what life was like for early colonists, explore farming and community life, and learn about the Noongar people’s enduring connection to Country in ways that are accessible and engaging for all ages.

There’s always something happening for families, with regular school holiday workshops and storytelling sessions that encourage imagination, creativity and shared experiences. Grown-ups can enjoy the stories too, while kids learn through play and discovery.

The onsite Community History Centre is perfect for parents and grandparents who want to dig a little deeper, with a fascinating collection of photographs, maps, oral histories and local stories that celebrate Wanneroo’s past.

With plenty to see and do, Wanneroo Regional Museum is an easy, enriching outing for families with prams, preschoolers and primary-aged kids – a place to slow down, explore together and spark a love of local history from an early age.

Opening Hours: 
Mon-Fri: 10am-4pm 
Sat: 12pm-4pm. 
Closed Sundays and public holidays. 

School Holidays (Summer)

Summer Then & Now
Dates: 5 Jan – 2 Feb 2026
Free. No Bookings Required.

“Summer Then & Now” invites families to step back in time to relive the golden age of Aussie summer holidays – before tablets, streaming, and social media. It celebrates the shared joy of low-tech fun – retro toys, car-trip games, collecting, mixtapes, and board games – while sparking conversation between generations about how leisure, travel, and recreation have changed in Wanneroo and beyond. Visit the Wanneroo Regional Museum this school holidays to take part!

Birak Cultural Workshops with Koorda’s Crew
Dates: Fridays 9, 16, 23 and 30 Jan. 10:30am
Bookings via Eventbrite: https://birakworkshops.eventbrite.com.au

Join us for these special kid-friendly workshops to celebrate the Noongar season of Birak! Join us this January for four special drop-in workshops with Koorda’s Crew. Koorda’s Crew shares knowledge of local places in Noongar Country with the children and families who live and play here, so everyone feels a deeper sense of belonging and is inspired to care for Country.  

 Workshop 1: Create a cultural Legoscape and learn about Birak (first summer) – the season of the young. Kids will create a Birak LEGOscape with guidance from a cultural facilitator and with help from their grown-up. Dates: Friday 9 Jan, Friday 23 Jan. 

 Workshop 2: Birak is the season when noorns (snakes) are out and about. Kids and their grown-ups will learn about different animal tracks you might see on Country and use paint pens to create beautiful artworks on rocks. Each painted rock will form a small part of one big rock noorn (snake) and artworks can be taken home! Dates: Friday 16 Jan, Friday 30 Jan. 

Seaside Magic with Faerie Cara
Dates: Wednesday 21 & 21 Jan 2026, 10:30am-11:30am
Bookings via Eventbrite: https://seasidemagic.eventbrite.com.au

Step into a world of seaside magic with Faerie Cara these summer school holidays, as part of our Summer Then & Now program at the Wanneroo Regional Museum.

Before screens and streaming, summer holidays were all about salty hair, sandy toes and simple pleasures by the sea. In these enchanting, child-friendly sessions, Faerie Cara weaves stories inspired by ocean adventures, beachside holidays and nature play, inviting children to imagine summers past while connecting them to the way we holiday today.

Through storytelling, gentle movement, imagination and wonder, children will explore how families once spent long summer days at the coast – collecting treasures and making memories the old-fashioned way – and how those experiences still shape our love of summer in Wanneroo.

Perfect for young children and their carers, these sessions celebrate low-tech fun, creativity and intergenerational storytelling, with a magical seaside twist.

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