Woodburn, NSW — Pacific Highway
Everything you need to plan a visit — location, hours, admission, and what you'll find once you're through the gate.
No ticket required. Donations are gratefully welcomed and go directly toward the volunteer upkeep of the site.
The museum and grounds are open daily. As a volunteer-run operation, current opening hours can vary — please confirm the day's hours by phone or with the museum directly before travelling any distance.
Generous free parking on site, with dedicated space for caravans and RVs. Picnic areas are scattered through the grounds.
A full supercharger station beneath a solar canopy — award-winning, and a genuine reason to stop even without the history.
Bring the family dog, on lead, and let them stretch their legs across the grounds while you take in the archive.
Family-history researchers can consult the museum's genealogy and collection databases — many visitors are tracing pioneer ancestors.
Historic New Italy sits directly on the Pacific Highway/Motorway between Ballina and Yamba, in Northern NSW — a well-known stop for travellers running the coast road between Brisbane / the Gold Coast and Sydney.
Coming from the north or south, the site is easy to find and easy to leave again refreshed: coffee, a stretch of the legs through the museum halls and Park of Peace, and — if your vehicle needs it — a fast charge under the solar canopy before you're back on the road.
Coffee, cakes, and a full breakfast and lunch menu, seated inside the museum grounds.
Italian kitchenware, moka pots, olive oil cans and homewares — plus MyBelle Pantry's pesticide-free bulk foods next door.
Watch Ian O'Driscoll flame-work borosilicate glass at the bench, then browse the finished pieces in the gallery.
Relocated from Expo 88 in Brisbane — a replica of Michelangelo's David, painted murals, and pioneer memorabilia.
Eleven bays, solar-canopied — 2025 Charging Station of the Year.
Seats around 400, BYO beverages. Enquire directly for bookings — weddings, functions, wakes and gatherings all held here.
The complex's 11-bay EV supercharger station, installed beneath a solar canopy, was named Charging Station of the Year in 2025 — proof that a 19th-century pioneer settlement can still keep pace with the 21st.
A note on conservation
Historic New Italy is kept entirely by volunteers and member support, as an ACNC-registered charity. Opening hours, event dates and facility availability can shift with the roster of hands available on any given day — please confirm details directly with the museum before you travel, especially for group visits or events.
