The Australian MOTORLIFE Museum
Home of the Paul Butler Collection
PATRONS
Pedr Davis OAM, Jeremy Morris SC, Warren Brown, Wayne Gardner AM
OPENING HOURS
As a result of the recent weather and damage to a bridge in Darkes Rd
access to the museum from this end of Darkes Rd from the Prince Hwy is closed.
Entry to museum is now via the Princess Hwy @ West Dapto Rd.
(Corner of KEMBLA GRANGE Rail Station, opposite the KEMBLA GRANGE Race course)
Turn into West Dapto Rd and @ approx. 5 Km on, the first turn on the left is the other end / entry to Darkes Road.
In the Event of extreme weather conditions the museum may be closed, so ring first
Monday & Tuesday by appointment ONLY
LAST ENTRY TIME: 3.30pm (to give you time to look around)
- Wednesday: 9.30 - 4.30
- Thursday: 9.30 - 4.30
Friday: 9.30 - 4.30
Saturday: 9.30 - 4.30
Sunday: 9.30 - 4.30
The Museum is CLOSED for PUBLIC HOLIDAY'S
Also Closed Saturday 24th Dec 2022 to Tuesday 3rd Jan 2023 inclusive
Reopening Wednesday 4th Jan 2023.
AUSTRALIA DAY - CLOSED
GOOD FRIDAY AND EASTER SUNDAY - CLOSED
EASTER SATURDAY - OPEN
ANZAC DAY - CLOSED
Prices
Adult: $20 pp
Child: 6-16 yrs: $5.00 pp
Child Under 6 yrs: free
Concession & Seniors Card: $15.00 pp
Groups: $15.00 pp
CATERING & SELF CATERING OPTIONS AVAILABLE BY PRIOR BOOKING
Morning and Afternoon tea Served in the Brabham Room
BBQ or Light Lunch also available
*All meals are Prearranged Only by Calling (02) 42 614 100
*Prices are subject to change without notice
Function Venue Hire
Our function Room, The Brabham Room, opens onto a veranda and grassed area which is included in the hire and is a great place to continue the party outdoors or for kids to play in full view.
The layout of the Brabham Room can be changed to best suit the needs of any occasion. Seating for 80 persons, Table seating for meals is 60 persons, Day hire Only, 7 Days a Week, Private, quiet, rural setting, Kitchen for self-catering available for hire
Motoring Library
Anyone who would like to access the library acquisitions can do so by appointment with the Librarian by calling the Museum on 42614100
The museum has an extensive library consisting of:
Magazines: over 12,000 magazines including Autosport, Motorsport, RCN, SCW, Wheels, Modern Motor, Motor Manual, The Autocar, T&CC, C&SC, Road & Track and many motor bike issues.
Follow the magazine link to access the catalogue on magazinecollector.net.
https://www.magazinecollector.net/@motorlife/
General motoring books - over 2500 books covering all aspects of motoring and motor sport
Follow the Books link to access the catalogue on TinyCat.
https://www.librarycat.org/lib/Motorlife
Over 5000 items consisting of reference and technical books, parts catalogues, workshop manuals, ephemera, maps, etc
The catalogue is accessible in the museum library.
All items are accessible for reference/research at the museum with prior arrangement. The museum entry fee includes supervised access to the library contents.
Any and all donations to the library will be gratefully received.
The library is usually staffed on Mondays and Tuesdays between 9am and 3pm or other days by appointment and can be contacted on library@motorlifemuseum.com
Events
NATIONAL MOTORING HERITAGE DAY – Sunday May 15th 2022 Sunday 15th May 2022 is the 16th National Historic Motoring Heritage Day, a day celebrated annually on the 3rd Sunday of May is an initiative of the AUSTRALIAN HISTORIC MOTORING FEDERATION and is supported by heritage and historic motoring clubs throughout Australia. The day gives owners of all types of vintage, veteran and classic vehicles an opportunity to get out for a drive and meet other like-minded enthusiasts. Some go for long drives, some prefer a short local trip, some attend club gatherings in large numbers, others choose to go their own way. There are many suitable advertised destinations and this year the Australian Motorlife Museum at Kembla Grange NSW welcomes drivers and riders of all types of historic vehicles to our wonderful facility. We will have ample parking for all in and around the park surrounding the Museum, a sausage sizzle and refreshments available, and offer a special discounted admission to the Museum on the day: $15 adults, $6 kids aged 6 to 16.
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About the Museum
With the inclusion of more exhibits there was a need expand so we moved into the new building with a new name to include “Motorlife” which was chosen from an early magazine publication so as to cover not only the main exhibits, the cars, motorcycles and bicycles but also the technology that helped change the face of Australia during the late 1800’s and so you will see a very wide range of exhibits from tools, gramophones, typewriters, scales, telephones and more, with a lot of the exhibits resorted by our volunteers or on loan from members and friends.
The museum houses: The Paul Butler Collection which is the accumulation of many years of collecting a wide range of cars and memorabilia; one person’s passion. The Wayne Gardner Collection of trophies and motorcycles. The NRMA Heritage display. And some fine examples of Australian motoring heritage.
Motorlife has continued to run popular events for the enthusiast over the years such as our Annual Expo on the October Long Weekend, Wheels in Motion on the 2nd Sunday of every month and we are a venue for National Motoring Heritage Day in May.
The Members Room opened by and named in honor of Sir Jack Brabham can be hired for functions with a fully equipped industrial kitchen and bar area. There are also seating nooks in our café area for morning tea, lunch or afternoon tea (bookings required) other facilities include seating on the veranda to enjoy your packed lunch. We are easy walking distance from a BBQ picnic area with full playground all set in a beautiful parkland.
Our visitors can take their time exploring our single storey building with easy access for wheelchairs and full amenities including parent changing room. We allow visitors to take photos and we have a few interesting photo opportunities for our visitors.
The Committee of The Australian MOTORLIFE Museum
Contact
- Integral Energy Recreation Park, 94 Darkes Road, Kembla Grange 2526 N.S.W
