Grain Discovery Centre

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From planting to plate: discover how grain helped communities grow.

The Grain Discovery Centre is located inside the Narembeen Roadhouse and gives a history of farming and grain growing in the district. There is a fascinating shop display, which shows some of the many items in our supermarket that contain grain and grain products.

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Address:

Lot 1, Currall Street
Narembeen WA 6369
Australia

Tel:

0447 919 933

Email:

crcmanager@narembeen.wa.gov.au

Opening Hours

7 days 9am - 5pm. Entry by gold coin donation

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