The Normanton Visitor Information Centre is housed in the Burns Philp Building, which was constructed in 1879.

The Centre includes three displays commissioned to capture and recognise the contribution, resilience, spirit and sheer hard work of the Indigenous men and women that played a vital role in establishing the cattle industry in the Gulf Region. The displays include: 

• Indigenous Stockmen: featuring the names and stories of local stockmen from the Gulf of Carpentaria

• Indigenous Rodeo Riders Exhibition: featuring cattlemen who followed the rodeo circuits with accompanying poems by local author Ian McIntosh depicting life in the rodeo arena

• Working on Cattle Stations: Aboriginal Women’s Stories, featuring portraits from Australian photographer David Prichard, whose work on this display has been internationally recognised, being awarded first prize in the Taylor Wessing Photography Portrait Prize 2021 in the United Kingdom.

For more information, visit the Visitor Information Centre.