Testimonials
These following testimonials are copied verbatim from the comments book completed by those who have experienced a "Discover the Wheatbelt" SNAPSHOT TOUR OF MERREDIN.
They have not been edited or altered in any way.
"Very enjoyable trip and given a lot of information"
"Great and well done, looking forward to another trip next time."
"A fantastic tour! Recommend it to anyone coming to Merredin"
"Merredin for the second time but for the first time. Thank you for a great 1 ½ hours of really knowing my Dads town"
Allison Flornby
"Most informative, had no idea what Merredin had to offer. Thankyou"
"An excellent and extremely informative presentation. Congratulations & thank you"
Nada and Mark - Melbourne
"Most enjoyable and informative tour"
Cliff and Rosemary Napper - Toodyay, WA
"Really interesting tour, learnt a lot, thanks very much"
"Loved your tour. I didn't realise there was so much to Merredin. Many thanks"
Gwen & Artie Preston - Highways of Australia
"Enjoyed every minute of the tour it was great to get insight into Merredin. Thanks heaps. Your love of Merredin shown throughout the tour"
Gary Brown - Ballajura
"We decided to stop in Merredin and we were rewarded with this great tour idea"
Teresa and Mike Steventon - Melbourne, VIC
"Excellent tour, very informative and interesting. Would recommend tour to everyone"
Pamela & John Evans - Morley, WA
"Comprehensive informative and enthralling - all in all a great way to pass an hour or so"
"What a thought - provoking town"
Eleanor Gould - Fitzroy Crossing, WA
"Excellent. Loved the commentary and just what a town like Merredin needs. Arrived in town at 3pm, with Sue at Caravan Park. Telling us of tour. We then had time to rest and then off on tour - great"
John Brown - North Yorkshire, UK
"Even long time residents can learn lots of new information about our town. We thoroughly enjoyed the tour and will happily recommend to our visitors and local friends as well"
Rick and Jill Hatch - Merredin, WA
"This was an excellent tour. I thoroughly enjoyed learning the history of the sites. The commentary was great. A worthwhile experience"
Anne Cram - NSW
"Thankyou for an interesting trip of your town. Keep up the good work"
Rob and Magaret Newbold - Albany, WA
"Was very interesting tour, opened my eyes to Merredin. I would recommend the tour"
"It was a great tour! You have changed my opinion on Merredin - what a great place"
"Tour made my state so interesting - keep up the good work other must enjoy it!"
"We are very impressed with Merredin, the future looks so positive"
Ron & Judy Knight - Perth, WA
"A very informative and interesting trip. Well done"
Marg Atkinson - Merredin, WA
"Very interesting - I know so much more about Merredin; my 4th visit from Scotland"
Alison Sly - Edinbrough, Scotland
"My uncles moved here in 1936 - Interesting to see how things were, how things are … where will things go next? Very informative, informal tour. Thanks very much"
Jane M Fawcett - Stockport, Liverpool, UK
26/02/2004 "Was not aware that Merredin had so much to offer, surprised at the facilities available etc. Found it to be an excellent experience"
John and Lucia Buysen - Altona, VIC
"Tour was very interesting, thanks for the information"
"We are very impressed with the tour. The content and commentary were of a professional standard and we will recommend everywhere we can"
"Thankyou for a five star tour"
"Very interesting tour we did not think Merredin was so big"
"Very interesting and knowledgeable tour. Will be back next time I have visitors in town and looking forwards to any special tours"
Sue
"Thanks for the memories. Excellent driver and commentary, thanks" Thelma
"We were very impressed with the forward thinking behind the development of this special place. Your future is in safe hands. The enthusiasm displayed by the tour director is to be commended"
Neville and Rosemarie Gregory - Busselton
"The tour was extremely interesting, it's so great to see a country town growing instead of dying off. The tour operator is to be commended"
Lyn and Rob Ivers
"Thanks for a great tour run by a couple who know and love their little town"
Les and Jan Watson - Adelaide, SA
"Excellent, really excellent. The very best tour we have experience in our four months in Australia. We learned so much, Thankyou"
Bob and Gina Cooper - Sussex, England UK
"We'll be bringing our next lot of visitors"
The Meldrums - Merredin & Port Bouvard, WA
"I now know what Merredin is about, it has so much which I am sure a lot do not know about, very very good. Thankyou"
Dave and Dinah Ellis - Mundijong, WA
"Thankyou for a very informative tour of your very progressive town"
Lesley Burgess - Collie, WA
"I am new to town, fantastic introduction to support the community"
Debbie and Steve Boon - Merredin WA
"A most informative tour to showcase a surprising town. Many thanks - very well done. Starting the tour late afternoon is a brilliant idea"
Heather and Dough Willey - Katoomba, NSW
"What you can learn in a few hours about a town you have visited many times will amaze you"
Deb S - Thornlie, WA
"The trip around Merredin was really enjoyable and Martin made it very interesting indeed. Thankyou very much."
June and George Goodyear - Essex, England
"A very interesting tour of what we thought of a dot on the map. We've changed our opinion of dots."
Jill and Joe - Redditch, England
"The tour was a good mixture of history, local insights, business, social and environmental perspectives and a "plug" for the tour and region. It was just long enough and didn't spend too long in any one place. I found my interest was raised enough to want to go back and have another look. - if I'd had the time. I also liked the fact that it runs everyday and doesn't depend on the number of passengers. I'll recommend it to many friends and family members in Perth"
Julie Rawsom - Mansfeild, Vic
"Great tour and very informative. A good variety of history and local insight in comfort. Thankyou"
Betty Bearham - Merredin
"Excellent tour - a really eye opener. Will certainly recommend to other travellers, great innovation"
"Made us aware of many points of interest in Merredin that we were totally unaware of - Fantastic"
"So much interesting than we expected and the town required promotion further afield. Excellent value, many thanks"
"We have learnt a lot about the history of this town and the promotion was very good and many thanks for taking us around."
Doreen and Warren - Anna Bay, NSW
"This has been a great tour and great eye opener for us as old residents of the area"
John and Maureen Doran - Queens Park, WA
"Many thanks for a very informative, interesting and eye-opening tour that gave us a greater look at a go ahead town. We'll definitely be coming back to the town for an even wider look. We'll definitely be telling everyone we meet that it's been a fantastic tour which we enjoyed."
Jenny and Ian Robertson - Calwell, Canberra, ACT
"Wonderful! Needed to do this tour to realize what a great community spirit there is and how people have a strong civic pride in their town. Marvellous."
Terry and Erle Shand - Wishart, Brisbane, QLD
"For someone who lived here from 53 - 60 and has been back every 3-4 years since, this tour has taught me heaps more than I thought I knew. Well done."
Ross and Jenny Cutten - Safety Bay, WA
"What a great tour! Very informative - all about a great community. Would have really missed something if we had not gone on it. Fabulous gallery also - Thank you."
Ron and Jill Philp - Broomshead, NSW
"Glad we stopped in Merredin. Great to see someone putting something back into their community. Thanks for a great tour. Other towns should follow your example."
Charles and Miriam Borg - Mackay, Queensland
"Thank you for a lovely trip around your area, we learnt a lot about your past history and about your future plans, terrific stories of the past, we enjoyed your tour very much. Thank you"
Ron and Bella Parker - Whittlesea, Victoria
"A very interesting and informative tour. A real eye-opener to someone who wasn't aware of the history of the Merredin area. I certainly will recommend the tour to friends in Port Macquarie NSW."
Rod and Gae Milligan - Pot Macquarie, NSW
"Thank you for this interesting and inspiring tour. It was an invitation to live in this town."
Fred and Patsi Borthimes - Germany
"Great tour, very informative and recommend for visitors in Merredin. Thank you"
Nick and Helen Brzich - Spearwood, WA
"Very good tour. We learnt a lot about Merredin and surrounding areas. Great gallery. Thanks a lot."
Rod and Pam Griffin - Spearwood, WA
"A very interesting tour. Keep up the good work. Hope to come back.
Eric and Nell Raynor - Ocean Reef, WA
"Very interesting and enjoyable. Value for money!"
"Great tour, glad we had the trip instead of just passing through."
"A fantastic way of getting an insight into a country town - great tour - great commentary. All the best with your venture."
Pam Keil - Port Lincoln, SA
"Fantastic experience - unexpected insight into the town."
Lesley Thompson - Wilton, NSW
"Excellent tour - well worth the time and money! Thank you!"
"A great tour - most impressed with what we have seen and heard - Many thanks."
"Very enlightening - hadn't realised how Merredin has so much going for it. Excellent potential for the future."
"Wonderful tour - Merredin is most fortunate to have someone with such a passion for it as Martin has."
Geoff and Lyn Davis - Lismore, NSW
"We have really enjoyed this relaxing, friendly informative tour. Thanks"
"A great tour with an excellent guide."
"A great tour of tremendous interest."
Peter Adams - Teringie, SA
"An incredibly great tour, great value. Many thanks."
Pat and Neil Malcolm - Norsewood, NZ
"Very interesting and informative."
Jim and Jane Dobson
"A very informative tour that should be put to video for the tourist office - Nice to see a progressive council looking not only at the economic future of the community but keeping a community together for the future. Excellent tour."
"This has been a most enjoyable and enlightening couple of hours - we are so glad we came along. You deserve the greatest credit for both your enthusiasm and your knowledge of the local area, its history and your visions of the future here. We wish you every success in every venture."
Joan and Bill Reynolds - Narre Warren, Victoria
"An interesting tour. Well worth taking."
Eileen Gibbs - Darlington, WA
"Fabulous, as mining people have learnt something new. Thanks. Great tour."
Val Turner - Kambalda, WA
"Thank you so much for an interesting and educational tour, teaching so much about Merredin past and present - helps me understand what a great place I live in!"
Cynthia Russell - Merredin, WA
"Lovely to hear someone so proud of where they live and so interesting."
"Really enjoyed the tour and learnt so much of the area in a nutshell."
Wendy McMullin - Palm Woods, QLD
"Great tour will make more time on the 2 year trip."
"Think it's fabulous."
Glad and George Oats - Bunbury, WA
"What a fantastic tour. Martin and Debbie have a great enthusiasm and love of this area. It proves that inspirational people can make you think about your own town and what ideas can be adapted for the betterment of your environment. We congratulate them on their tour. Well done!"
Lorraine and Graham Moore - Tuross Head, NSW
"An excellent value for money tour and very informative commentary of the town and its surrounds."
Kaye and Paul Crew - Howrah, TAS
"Tour unreal, who would have thought all that from the main highway. Thanks so much will recommend our friends call through."
Janet and Jeff Simpson - Millicent, SA
"A wonderful insight to Merredin. A great tour - lots of information. A town on the move. Congratulations."
Pat and Ray Gibbs - Salter Point, WA
"Great tour and courage of such wonderful township now and in the future. Keep up the great work. Happy touring." -
Pamela Mackay - Ipswich, QLD
"Congratulations. Unique tour. Keep it up - great for Merredin and WA."
Ray and Lois Packer - Ardross, WA
"A wonderful idea most appreciated - keep it up."
Lynn and Graham Foster - Coonellabah, NSW
"Great trip - good luck."
Barbara Dickinson - VIC
"Merredin was a stopover for us between Kalgoorlie and Perth. We had no intention of looking at the town as apart from the Cummins Theatre, there was no information I could find on the internet, which would attract us to stay. Sell yourselves on the net. Tour was great and Merredin does have a lot to offer."
"Outstanding value. I just wish that other town throughout Australia would do the same. A very intelligent commentary."
A & K Cameron - WA
"All of the above plus to me the best tour we have taken part in whilst travelling around Australia. A credit to Martin and Merredin in general. We will certainly be passing the word to other fellow travellers."
Cath and Lex Althaus - Beachmere, QLD
"A great trip around your lovely town. A credit to you all."
Kevin and Lavinia Elliott - Forrestfeild, WA
"We thoroughly enjoyed the tour of the town - it was most interesting and informative."
Jane and Richard Matthews - Ashby, WA
"Very impressive, we only though of Merredin as a place to lay our weary heads. We were told by Caravan Park at Ceduna and given a flyer. Then it had to be a must. Were greatly surprised (no hesitation in telling other travellers)"
Barbara and Peter Wood - VIC
"I was most impressed with the town, forward thinking people have really shown what can be done in a small town. The commentary by the driver showed us all the virtues of the Wheatbelt."
Pat and George MacKinnon - Whittlesea, VIC
"I think it is a very hard working community and you can see how hard they seem to achieve together."
Margaret Dodkins and Eric Wise - Kealba, VIC
"Most impressed with the tour. A great way to educate people on all the forward thinking achievements of the town."
Judy and Ron Andrew - Taylors Lakes, VIC
"Thank you for a very informative tour of Merredin, it was most enjoyable."
Lois & Bill Briggs - Wallaroo, South Australia
"Very Interesting, did not realize the size of the war effort, most enjoyable."
Roy & Jenny Dealy - Mooroopna, VIC
"Best $7:50 I've ever spent, worth much more. Martin was very informative with both current & past history and takes great pride in being a member of the Merredin Community. I would recommend a stop over in this beaut country town especially for us city folks to see how our country folk live and work. Thank you so much for an excellent tour."
Robert & Christine Donaldson Munruben Queensland
"A worthwhile look more places should have the same"
Bob Clark - Wangaratta, Vic
"After 38 years we returned to Merredin for a visit and your tour was the highlight of our trip. A wonderful tour. We enjoyed looking through the town where we lived in 1966. Great!!"
Ron & Elaine Farrent - Ocean Reef, WA
"Your tour blew me away - we were so impressed seeing Merredin - you made it very interesting and we learnt a lot. Thankyou - wish we had more time"
Alma & Barry Simpson - Sydney
"A really big eye opener about your town"
Desmer & Tom King - Bassendean, WA
"We will look at the town with different eyes after a wonderful tour"
Margaret & Frank Merry - Mindarie, WA
"Great tour, shows us a lot of what we took for granted over the years travelling through. Thankyou
Barry & Joclyn Ward - Nyabing, WA
"Wonderful; a great insite into the heart of Merredin. We wish you all the best for your future tours. Thankyou"
Ron & Bev Hall - The Rock, NSW
"You have to do this tour. We have found it excellent and one would never believe it exists. Rating 11/10"
"Lots to see, more than one would think"
"Thankyou for a very enjoyable tour. You really love your own back yard"
Ruth & Robert Best - Cronulla, NSW
"What a wonderful and educational tour. Very informative. We will set out to see it in more detail"
Judy & Ben Westcott -North Yunderup, WA
"Thankyou for a very interesting and informative tour"
"Fantastic, we have certainly enjoyed the tour, what a great idea. Thanks"
Gwen & Barry Capes - Dianella, WA
"Many thanks for the tour, the opportunity to see and learn more about our country places"
Jan Davie - Willeton
"A very enjoyable trip - one way of learning about the area - many thanks"
John & Clair Malthouse - Geelong, VIC
"It was a great tour. I liked the airport best. I learnt more than I did know about Merredin"
Lora O'Brien - Smith, Merredin
"It was a really great tour to see what was in Merredin and the local product at the end"
Bev Gertz - Warwick, WA
"It was the most explanatory tour I have been on and so pleased we did not miss it. I will certainly recommend it to others. Thankyou"
Leo & Bev Sheehan - Edgcoumbe Beach, TAS
"Really enjoyed the tour. Would recommend it to everyone. Found out so much about the town"
"A fabulous tour, informative, friendly and will be long remembered"
Dianne Till - Rainbow Beach, QLD
"Congratulations on an informational tour of a very progressive country town"
"Boy - Have learnt a lot about Merredin - didn't' know much about it before this. This is a wonderful, informative tour and I'm very impressed by the Merredin and what the town is doing to ensure it's growth"
"A really wonderful tour, very informative, Martin really knows his stuff"
J Watt
"Very interesting and well done town that should be very proud of its heritage and what is happening now. Congratulations"
"Tour was wonderful. Made me feel happy about having invested a house in this town"
Judy Purkis - Gidgegannup, WA
"You are never too old to learn and I have appreciated the learning today"
"I've enjoyed the tour very much. Been in the town 20 years and didn't know how much more was in the area"
Terry Keitel - Merredin
"Community Spirit and very friendly - Thankyou"
Geoff and Pat Wright - Kangaroo Island, SA
"Excellent - should be compulsory. Really gives a great insight into this community"
Ian
"Really great tour and a very progressive town. Will love to return but will send people this way"
Carmel and John Torquay, VIC
"A very informative tour. Enjoyed it immensely"
T Scott, Nungarin
"Most informative trip, thanks."
Pidd, Gosnells
"Excellent"
B
"Great Tour"
Ray Watson
"Interesting History"
"My wife and I both agree that your tour and commentary were the best we have had in our 2 months touring Western Australia. Many thanks"
John & Elaine Dart - Dalmeny, NSW
"Wonderful tour - Merredin is in good hands - We wonder how many towns we have gone through with a wonderful history and we have not known. We will be looking through different eyes from now on."
Noreen and Alby Earl - Mooroopna, Victoria
"Excellent tour well worth the money"
Jan and Max Lindman - Seaford, SA
"I absolutely agree"
Jan Lindman - Morphett Vale, SA
"It is lovelly to see people so passionate about the town in which they live. The tour of the town was excellent and very informative. Keep up the good work."
Keith and Cecily Walters - Barry, NSW
"A very informative tour which has enlightened us to the local history of the town and district of which we would have missed out on."
Bruce and Joan Heinrich - Lucknow, NSW
"So glad it rained as we did not intend to stop in Merredin. A great tour and good to see a country town going ahead."
Bill & Gwen Clarke - Grovedale, Vic
"An excellent and informative tour of the town. It is great to a community working together to progress the town in many ways. We enjoyed seeing and hearing the history of the town also."
Grant Zanker & Laura Mullen - Seaton, SA
"An excellent tour reflecting both the history and progressing of Merredin."
Alison Forrest - Adelaide, SA
"A wonderful informative tour. Interesting history of a lovely town."
Margaret & Les Hocking - Moriac, Vic
"A very nice surprise to arrive in town and be able to get such information on your town."
Lorraine & Len Coon - Melbourne, Vic
"A great tour presented by a very dedicated citizen."
"Informative & enjoyable tour presented by a great tour guide. Covers all aspects of the district in detail.
Dennis Hall - Yarrem, Qld
"Enjoyable, informative tour. Impressive town which has got it's act together."
David Pye - Bullengarook, Vic
"Very interesting tour. Thank you."
Athol & Doreen Smith - Deloraine, Tas
"Very enjoyable. Thanks."
Patsy Roberts - Auckland, NZ
"Excellent tour, enjoyed learning about the military hospital."
Neil Roberts - Glenfield, NZ
"Very informative & Passionate tour. Thanks Martin. - We will be back."
Ron & Betty Ameer - Rosebud Vic - "On Road"
"A unique & very pleasant & informative experience. We thoroughly enjoyed it."
Brian & Sonia Hall - Sydney NSW
"A great short tour - Glad we were able to have the pleasure to go."
Bill & Marg Lemon - Sydney, NSW
"From Far East Gippsland in Victoria. We enjoyed the tour and Martin's great commentary. Told us heaps we were unaware of about this region and future drives through your town will mean so much more to us."
Shirley and Keith Reynolds - Orbost, Vic
"A wonderful way of learning about a town, and feeling part of it."
Mary & Bob Leahy - Khancoban, NSW
"We really enjoyed our trip around town. We were amazed at the size of the town and the wonderful buildings and the forsite of the council and volunteers."
R & I Bonnette - Toowoomba Qld
"Very educational, informative and gave a new perspective on a country town. Most enjoyable. Thanks."
Anne Daly - Noble Park Vic
"Great. Learnt new facts about a town I've got strong links to. Very informative."
Brad Ivey - Rockingham, WA
"Rather than a tour I would call it a experience and it was well worth the time spent. Thank you."
Helen & Brenton Ryan - Greenacres, SA
"A very surprising tour and town - well worth the time to undertake - surprising town lost to the tourist.
"A great tour of a grand town. Well worth the insight of the area so we can check it out again tomorrow. I'm glad we spent the afternoon the way we did. Keep up the good work. A credit to you both. Thank you so much."
Eslyn & Arthur Wass - Rosewood, Queensland
"Martin - Thanks for a most informative and interesting tour of a beautiful town. We appreciated your knowledge. The town is fabulous & we hope you all prosper."
Sue & Daryl Hazard - Victoria
"A most interesting & enlightening tour. Your knowledge of Merredin and surrounds is incredible. All the best for the future - Will recommend to anyone coming this way." PS "The highlight of our travels."
Wendy & Ernie Littlely - Winthrop, Perth
"Marvellous, surprising, interesting, well worth the tour of a progressive town community."
"Wonderful tour, very interesting, opened our eyes to what a small town can achieve. Excellent commentary."
Wally & Helen Askham - Maryborough, Vic
"Wonderful"
Doreen Gardiner - Bassendean, WA
"A great tour. Should be more like it."
Stan & Marlene Coulson - Dawsville, WA
"We didn't realise the town was so big. Very interesting & a great tour, glad we did the trip."
Les & Enid Searle - Townsville, Qld
"Excellent town - Working together to better the town."
Ron & Margaret Follett - Vic
"Excellent. A great way to learn about a town."
Pam & David Halifax - Gosford, NSW
"What a wonderful way to see a town. We didn't realise a town seen on a map has such community wealth by learning from an excellent tour commentary."
Daphne & Jack Cleghorn - Keysborough, Vic
"Gene & Peter Emmerson enjoyed the very interesting tour, certainly learnt a lot about the town and the activities of the people."
Gene & Peter Emmerson - Ringwood, Vic
"The best value for money we've had on numerous tours all over, interesting and informative. Will surely pass it on to others. Excellent, thank you."
Stan & Vicki Clark - Wattle Grove, Tas
"Agree with all the previous comments. Credit to Merredin."
Brian Hobby - Tascott, NSW
"Wonderfully informative. Thanks for a great tour."
John & Cathy Joseph - Flagstaff Hill, SA
"An excellent tour. Shows what most people would miss."
"Didn't know there was so much here, we always went straight through."
"Most interesting and informative - shows your love of your town. Congratulations on the tour."
Frans & June van de Klashorst - Darlington, WA
"A top tour through a lovely town. Just goes to show when you stop AND LOOK."
Len & Chris Leentjes - Beechworth, Vic
"Thank you. Excellent and informative."
Adrian & Maureen Downes - Gelorup WA
"Best informative tour we've been on. Congratulations. Excellent."
"What a wonderful tour - most informative - will text our friends who are on their way - Fabulous."
Lesley & Dean Howard - Morphett Vale, SA
"A wonderful and interesting tour Martin, given by a man who loves his work and his town."
Vera & Bernie Williamson - Adelaide, SA
"Lovely Tour. Very Well described. Enjoyed it very much. Well worth it for all tourists. Thank you."
Toppie & John Dickerson - Esperance, WA
"An excellent insight into the community life of a beautiful country town."
Brian & Jane Wood - Norton, NSW
"Fantastic tour of your town. Certainly will let other people know about it. Thank you."
Coralie & John Dutton - Morphett Vale, SA
"Thoroughly enjoyable and informative tour of a delightful town."
Nancy Smith - Flagstaff Hill, SA
"Really interesting & informative tour -We thoroughly enjoyed every second."
Pat & Neil Lawson - Park Orchards, Vic
"A really fabulous trip, very interesting the history of Merredin. I enjoyed it so much."
Eileen Weselman - Perth, WA
"A most enjoyable tour. Keep up the good work!"
Allen Hart - Busselton, WA
"An excellent informative tour with heaps of information, especially snippets about the town & the ability to answer heaps of superfluous questions about land prices, house prices, and employment, machinery cost & much more. Absolutely excellent."
Helen Gilbert - Flagstaff Hill, SA
"Excellent tour - every reason to be proud of your town."
Dawn & Murray Breden - Warriewood NSW
"Very informative & enjoyable tour. Made our visit here very memorable."
Neil & Barbara Gamble - SA
"An excellent and informative hour and a very go ahead town. Congratulations."
Carol Heath - Wangaratta Vic
"Most informative tour of a very nice town."
D Burton - Heindmarsh, SA
"Excellent. Very interesting."
Brian Heath - Wangaratta, Vic
"We are loving your town, the tour was the icing on the cake. Thank you."
Les & Leonie Harvey - Humpty Doo NT
"Thank you for the tour, we really enjoyed it."
Packham - Adelaide, SA
"Thank you for a great tour. Keep up the good work and the enthusiasm."
Helen Dumaresq - Ladysmith, NSW
"Great tour, very informative. We now know Merredin better."
John & Mary Ryman - Tamworth, NSW
Excellent tour, great commentary. We will definetly remember Merredin!!"
"Excellent tour - we will be able to pass the word."
Chris & Rob Rechner - Hope Valley SA
"A very good tour, well worth it. We are glad we took the time to do it."
Marion & Michael Brown - Beckenham, Kent, England
"A most informative tour of Merredin. Must have a very dynamic community!!"
Rhonda & Denis Fuss - Modbury North, SA
"Excellent tour - Very informative. Thank you."
Gwen & Geoff Guard - Perth, WA
"Great introduction to Merredin. Obviously very proud of achievements."
Bob & May Robinson - Busselton, WA
"Most interesting - glad we stopped this time to see the changes in Merredin."
Fred & Mary Marsh - Warnbro, WA
"You have certainly changed my opinion about wheat! Very motivational."
Helen Shurven - Perth, WA
"Thank you for a wonderful tour, we learnt more about Merredin than we could have hoped to discover on our own. We will tell everyone as we go along."
Helen & Brian Sherlock - Naracoote, SA
"The comments on the back of the Brochure are very true, great tour: Many thanks."
David & Kay Fairweather - Surfers Paradise, Qld
"Great value tour - History of the area very interesting. We have learnt a lot about the area."
Bob & Elaine Stoyles - Parkwood, Qld
"Great tour, we learnt a lot about your town, keep up the good work."
Sue Peacock - Swanbourne, WA
"Fantastic talent in a great go ahead town. Wonderful to see."
Di & Brian Smallwood - Perth, WA
"Nice to see a progressive town working together."
Grantly & Judy Wolff - Toowoomba Qld
"Informative and enjoyable"
Maurice & Val Beasley - Mango Hill, Qld
"Great tour run by someone with an obviouse passion for his town and district."
Wayne & Val Wassell - Frankston, Vic
"Very interesting and made very welcome."
Brian & Isabel Scudamore - Deception Bay, Qld
"Great tour of Merredin - enjoyed it."
Heather & Noel Dilliway - Hallett Crove, SA
"Most wonderful commentary Martin. Most impressed with your dedication to your wonderful Merredin. Thank you for your splendid informative tour."
June & Barry Durdin - Port Pirie, SA
"Great tour. Good to see someone love a place so much. Interesting & Informative."
Dorothy & Bill Kermond - Warrnamboo, Vic
"Excellent tour & very informative."
Athol & Flo Corkery - Goulbourn, NSW
"A town with residents like Martin with his enthusiasm & energy is fortunate indeed."
Russell & Jackie Fox - Cooma, NSW
"Excellent exhibition. Thourougly enjuoyed the tour. Excellent tour guide."
Joy & Wal Davies - Maddington, WA
"Very impressive. We enjoyed the tour tremendously. Thanks."
Kim & Jean Hebiton - Attadale, WA
"Absolutely A1. Thanks for the memories."
"A wonderful tour of a great town. Thanks."
Mick
"Excellent! An informative well organised tour."
Jenny & Gary Adams - Sydney. "Variety Bash 2004"
"Thanks Martin for great tour of Merredin. A real window of your town and district. Congratulations & all the best."
Laura & Bill Oats - Ceduna, SA
"Excellent tour. Thoroughly enjoyed."
John Findlay - Waurn, Ponds Vic
"A most informative tour showing what can be achieved through local initiatives & co-oporation, obviously generated by a dedicated person and group."
"We've been on the Great Eastern H'way before today & think we're lucky to just happen to stop at Merredin & share your town for a day. Thank you."
"Above expressions confirmed. A most interesting township & tour. It would make a fascinating video & I would like to receive a copy when available."
Dudley & Margaret Brereton - Klemzig, SA
"Thank you for a most enjoyable & informative tour. You made us feel quite proud of the fact that Merredin was in Western Australia. Congratulations on your enterprise and enthusiasm."
Maureen & Lola Ambler - Perth, WA
"Most informative and enjoyable."
Wendy & Ralph Buffham - Wembly Downs, WA
"A marvellous insight into an area. Makes one appreciate the country communities."
Rhonda McKendrill - Corrimundi, Qld
"We didn't know much about Merredin. Now we have done your tour, "we know plenty". It was great."
Helen & Greg Penhale - Pt Augusta, SA
>"Wouldn't of seen or heard about your lovely town without going on your trip. Good commentary."
Arnold & Win Townsend - Manildon, NSW
"Thank you for an entertaining & informative tour of your town. We both enjoyed it & will certainly "Spread the word"."
Rob & Di Tonkin - Stansbury, SA
"We come from a very similar town in the Wheatbelt of Victoria and it's marvellous to see what has been done in this town. You should be proud of your achievements. The tour was great."
Laurie Bester - Murtoa, Vic
"Should be more of these tours in other towns, urban & rural around Australia.
M Gaertner - Freeling, SA
"A most enjoyable tour. Will certainly tell people about this."
"The tour was excellent. Will pass on the experience to other travellers."
"Fantastic tour. Other towns should copy."
"Enjoyed the tour immensely. It was great to sit back & relax & see the town at a nice slow pace after many hours of car travel earlier in the day. Would thoroughly recommend it to fellow travellers."
Bev Cousins - Pearce, ACT
"Very well presented tour of local area. Commentary was excellent. "
Bernice & Ray Lane - Horsham, VIC
"Great to learn all about the area."
"May not have had an opinion before, but sure have a very positive one now. Keep the long view towards community sustainable independence. Thanks for the inspiration."
Maggy Bayless - Melrose Park, SA
"A very industrious town obviously organised and put into action by very enthusiastic people and introduced to the layman perfectly."
Ted & Elaine Reynolds - Keysborough, Vic
"Ex-farmers of Coorow. A wonderful tour, we hung on every word you said. Keep up the excellent work. A big + for Merredin."
Athol & Jan Muller - Bindoon, WA
"Thank you so much for showing us your town & realising how much we miss by driving through. Thank you so much."
George & Elizibeth Wright - Mulgrave, Vic
"An absolute wonderful tour. Thank you."
Maureen & Doug Melville - Dianella, WA
"I can see why you like your town. Thank you."
Lorraine Bourman - Atwell, WA
"Very interesting wheat growing facilities"
From Darling Downs wheat growing area.
"Trip was very informative. Great community spirit. Good value."
Jennifer Robinson - Mount Gambier, SA
"Very interesting. Great idea."
"Very interesting. Tour Guide Great & Nostalgia Gallery Great."
G & S Sandicock - Ardrossan SA
"Had no idea what to expect. Learnt a lot and saw a lot I probably would not have seen otherwise. Terrific."
Sue Garrett - Glenroy, Melbourne Vic
"Have driven through several times but may need a week next year. It's like an iceberg - more under the surface than you realise."
Helen Cail - Dongara, WA
"Very interesting."
Shirley Hooper - Penguin, Tasmania
"A very interesting tour. A great way to publicise Merredin."
Shirley Schilling - Ranlow, Vic
"Excellent insight into your home town. Very enjoyable"
Norma & Neville Hogan - Greensborough, Vic
"A well thought out and planned tour, which gave an insight into the style and character of the local people and environment."
"We come from Perth, have driven through Merredin many times and this tour has been totally unexpected & unplanned. We had no idea that this town has so much to offer both residents and tourists. CONGRATULATIONS."
Barbara & Tony Ryder - Perth, WA
"We had no idea Merredin had so much to offer. Great trip. Thanks a lot."
Ian & Jill Bahr - Culcairn, NSW
"For two people who hardly knew Merredin existed we thank you Martin for such an at home relaxed tour of your town. Much appreciated."
Len & Nola Noble - Gnarwarre via Geelong Vic
"Great insight to a town which would normally be driven through without a thought."
"This tour is the best idea for any small town, and where we would have stayed overnight, will now stay another. So well done, thank you."
Frank & Maureen - Vic
"Have found the tour most interesting. We didn't know of this place at all. Wish all country towns could have this dedication and enthusiasm."
Betty & Tom Pink - Victoria
"Enjoyed the tour immensely. It is great to see people so passionate and enthusiastic about their town and the achievements of the townspeople. Congratulations."
Brian & Nola Baker - Wagga Wagga, NSW
"The best value for $7:50 we have got in our tour!"
Ames & Maydu Geldenhuyr - RSA
"Enjoyed the tour great to see you take an interest in showing Merredin's history."
Chris & Gwen Fairweather - Coolamon, NSW
"The best value tour we have been on. Very informative. Comfortable bus. Very pleasant driver. Feel as though we know the town. Obviously a very strong community spirit. Keep up the good work."
Ron & Maureen Weston - New Zealand
"Fantastic explanation of a town we thought was small. A great tour guide & explanation of everything. Will recommend to others."
June & Les Hannah - Grovedale, Geelong Vic
"Greatly enjoyed having my eyes opened as to what here is - which is plenty."
Peter Killburn - Clifton Springs, Geelong Vic
"Thank you very much for a really great tour, gives you a real prospective of an up and coming town. Will certainly pass the word on to come and visit and do the tour with you. Thanking you once again."
Alan & Margaret Perry - Albany, WA
"A very well informed tour. It was great to hear and see the history of Merredin. The town is well kept and tidy and the people so friendly."
Bill & Gill Brain - Albany, WA
"Thank you so much for a wonderful tour of your town - we are absolutely impressed with the fresh & tidiness of the town. - and congratulate you both on "selling" your town so well -? Maybe I'll buy a block!!"
"Most wonderful and informative tour, given by one who knows and loves his town."
"Go with someone who knows. A great tour."
Fay & Peter Lowe - Geelong, Vic
"Thank you for a wonderful tour - very informative & interesting. Much more than we paid for. A very passionate tour guide - Well done."
Loyal & Barbara Coleman - Toowoomba, Qld
"It was just wonderful, thank you so much. It was the most informative tour I have ever been on."
Sandy & Dave Hall - Harrington, NSW
"Thank you Martin & Debbie for showing us your lovely town."
Sharon & Garth McConachie - Brisbane, Qld
"A wonderful, informative tour. You certainly have excellent vision for the benefit of your town."
Robyn & Stuart Kitching - West Pennant Hills, NSW
"Glad we live in WA so we can return again & again. Wonderful town, wonderful tour. Wonderful WA."
Pat & Fred Broun - Mandurah, WA
"Lovely place and nice friendly people."
"Martin & Deb, your knowledge & willingness to give your knowledge of the town make you a town treasure. More towns should take your lead. Well done. Thank you."
"Thank you for a wonderful tour. I knew a little and now I know a lot."
Matt Ford - Padbury, WA
"It's the best tour I've been on. I came from Perth for the day and over night and I will be back. You have sold me. It's a wonderful place, be proud."
Pam Pilmer - Perth, WA
"Thank you for a wonderful tour."
Sonny & Carol McDonald - Cessnock, NSW
"Thank you for a wonderful evening tour."
Ken & Joan Evens - Maryborough, Vic
"Congratulations Martin and Debbie on your achievement. The tour was most enjoyable and gave us a very informative insight into the Merredin community."
George & Merle Bowles - Algester, Qld
"A great ambassadore for Merredin. I didn't even know it existed, now I can sing it's praises. The tour was interesting, educational and inspiring. This must be included as a regional attraction."
Brian & Susan Hay - Macleod, Vic
"Glad we came here. We would have passed and would not have seen what a great place this is."
Rolf & Helga Becker - Traralgon, Vic
"A great tour, very informative & interesting. I didn't realise it was such a big town."
Coral & Geoff Daymond
"Great informative tour, recommended to us from friends. Everything 10 out of 10."
Hazel & Terry Harrison - Geelong, Vic
"Fascinating Tour - ty heaps for the info."
Christine Pentland - Clifton Springs, Geelong Vic
"Such a wonderful tour, really personal and informative. We learned a lot & really enjoyed Merredin. Thanks."
The Skates - Gruyere Vic
"Well done Merredin. Didn't realise it was so nice."
Ron & Vera Pridham - Brookton, WA
"Very impressed."
Jo & Kevin Bennett - Alice Springs, NT
"What a salesman! What commitment to his community! Every town should have one - Martin that is."
Excellent tour and very informative. Certainly gives you an insight into country living. Merredin has a very forward thinking Shire.
T & L Botley - Perth
Excellent tour as stated by the person above. I go along with their comments. It's a pity more people don't do the same in their towns.
Graeme Payne - Christchurch New Zealand
Very Informative and interesting tour
J & W Barrie - NSW
Wonderful effort with the tours promoting your town - will stay longer.
B & B Shapley NSW
Excellent tour.
Brilliant ambassador for Merredin.
Had no intention of visiting Merredin until I picked up flyer at Kalbarri Caravan Park. Glad we went out of our way. Great tour, well worth visit.
June and Alan Harris - Bawley Piont, NSW
Very interesting a model for other local shires.
Shirley and Tony Carbone - BRUNSWICK
Extremely interesting tour, well conceived and given extra interest by the passion of the driver. Well done.
Robyn and Don Kingston, Kenikeri N.Z.
An amazing town didn't realise there was so much, many thanks, really enjoyed it.
Irene & Terry Farrell - Hampshire, ENGLAND
Most enjoyable. Well worth the trip.
Longdons - Derby WA
Most informative - we learnt so much that we would not have known if we had not stopped in Merredin - we are so pleased we did and come on the tour.
What an enjoyable, informative afternoon! We thoroughly enjoyed all the little "tit bits" of info and the great progressively minded people who live here.
Paul & Tania Metcalfe - Blue Mountains, Sydney NSW
Our intentions were to stay in Merredin two nights and visit Wave Rock. The tour provided a very interesting insight into the history up this area and life in town - Excellent!!
We were very surprised that Merredin has so much, it was a great tour.
Olwen & Roy Ellison - Mandurah, WA
What a surprise! We were just filling in time and came across this great tour and interesting history. We enjoyed the tour and Martin's commentary immensely. Keep up the great work.
Ron & Lyn Van Dullemen - East Geelong, VIC
A great tour, we live in WA and didn't know Merredin was such a wonderful place. All the best for future projects.
Merv & Thelma Callow - Gooseberry Hill, WA
We thought at the start (just another bus tour) but what a surprise. A fantastic tour.
Gary and Lynne Trigwell - Busselton WA
Informative, entertaining and a real eye opener. Thankyou for an enjoyable tour that we will recommend to others.
K & L Luff - Katanning WA
Extremely interesting. Most enjoyable - don't change a thing. P.S. You were great. Best tour guide we've come across.
Roy & Lyn Salter - North Yunderup WA
Fantastic!! Very informative. Great Commentary!!
Maxine & John Barnes - Heathcote NSW
Great tour. Wish other towns had this service.
Jill and Tom Lewis - Sydney NSW
A very informative tour. This is something every town should have the forethought to implement. Congratulations Martin and Debbie for preserving. Best of luck for the future of your venture.
Liz Robson - Northam
From the Northam bus group - Thank you very much for the 1½ days of touring with you. We have enjoyed a very interesting and informative trip and being part of the community. Thanks to Martin and Debbie.
David Bray and the trippers.
Martin and Debbie - thankyou for a most informative and interesting tour - every town needs this. Cheers.
John & Helen Coakes - Northam WA
Enjoyed the tour. What a great way to promote the town and district.
David & Peg Antonio - Northam WA
Keep up the great promotion of this very interesting town.
Steve and Kathy Scrimshaw - Northam WA
A brilliant tour. We have learnt heaps about Merredin and will think twice about driving through "dots" on the map in the future.
Barbara and Peter Kraushaar - Kellyville NSW
Keep on pushing Martin - this town is becoming a marvellous place. Keep the balance and keep everyone busy especially the young.
Jon Hall - Newlands - VIC
Suggestion for your park "Films in the Park" - "Classics in the Park". A great tour. We've been further than the main street and shops. A great initiative.
Judith and Rex Glover - Tea Garden, NSW
Thankyou for very interesting couple of hours in what was just to be stop over for us.
Don and Owen White - Ferntree Gully VIC
Thank you very much. More towns should do what you are doing.
Fay and Col Munro - Lake Munmorah - NSW
A great tour of your town. Should be extremely proud.- thank you.
Norm McKindley, Bendigo - VIC
What a great tour. I just loved those homes for the Chinese students and also the lavendar.
Elsa Farrar, Bendigo - VIC
A great tour of a nice town which is obviously prospering and were looked after, tour narrative very informative and professional. Keep up the good work.
Val and Malcolm Hallows - Caeltenham, NSW
Having visited friends who live here for many years, I learnt more about the town from this tour in one and a half hours than all the time put together prior. Very interesting and informative.
Very interesting, keep it up.
Excellent tour and display. Very interesting.
We will have happy memories of Merredin. Great tour, very informative and caring.
Very interesting. Well worth doing the tour.
Not just a road through some houses and shops. Merredin is a living community, growing through strong community support and council leadership. A rich story we wouldn't have known otherwise. Thanks for the stories.
A lovely town of Merredin and surrounding district. We have learnt so much in a short time. Everything so well kept and cared for.
Ron & Dorothy Hoad - Atherton - NQ
Fantastic tour, very informative, friendly and fun, sharing the history of the countryside. Continue your vision for the future, gook luck with "Lotto".
Bev Ross - Mindarie, WA
Very interesting, a lot of hard work has gone into the improvement of the town. A fantastic tour. Thanks for the opportunity to view your town.
Keith & Jenny Tierney - Lang Lang, VIC
A project to be proud of - in a town to be proud of. Thankyou for the opportunity to be shown what is here.
Audrey & Chris
Merredin - A pandoras's box. The spirit of community is alive and well.
Edith Yates - Ballarat, VIC
We have travelled from lower SE of SA for a month and this evening has really been a breathe of fresh air. Your enthusiasm and the result your efforts has been the highlight of our holiday.
Bob & Carine Staude - Kingston
We arrived at the Park 5 minutes before the bus and are so glad we made the tour. Thanks, it was terrific.
Jan & Mick Criddle - Kingston, SA
It is amazing what a well planned community can achieve for its residents and the country. It will continue to flourish in good and meagre years. The tour was a lovely eye opener.
Heidi & Helmat Janssen - Somerset, VIC
We very much enjoyed the tour.
John & Louise Scambler - Mosman, NSW
An excellent tour. I'm 1½ hours we learnt more than we could have in days by ourselves. A town that is driving and controlling it's future. Martin the tour guide was the right man for the job - passionate about his town.
Paul & Dirleen Hart Geelong VIC
The best tour we've been on. You could charge a lot more. We have learnt so much. The town is so pretty. Martin was great.
Barry & Cheryl McCully Hervey Bay - QLD
We got lost trying to follow maps ourselves. Your tour really made up for our ineptitude - we learnt so much about your town and area.
Eileen Jones & Ivor Jones - Rockingham, WA
A great tour, on of the best I have seen in Australia. Good commentary and a great town. Keep it going.
Bob & Marg Shoosmith - Cooloongup, WA
Tour was very informative, great host, friendly and great to listen to. Would never have seen half of Merredin if we missed the tour. Great tour, great town with a great heritage. Very professional.
Ritchie, Sandra, Scott & Brett Byers Claremont - TAS
We have passed through Merredin on many occasions on route to Kalgoorlie. We found this tour a great learning experience, an excellent tour.
Leonie & Ian Poole - Como, WA
Very enjoyable, thank you.
Ivy Coutts - Rockingham, WA
The value and entertainment is just fantastic. Thank you.
Anne Lake - West Leederville, WA
Great to see very good commentary.
Ron & Dorothy Curtis - Mandurah, WA
Great tour, we really enjoyed it.
Doreen & Ron Ham - Virginia, SA
A wonderful tour. Interesting aspects of Merredin which we, my husband and I would never have seen by ourselves.
A & J Evans - Pingelly
I had no idea that the production and distribution of wheat could be so fascinating. A most interesting tour - I congratulate you on your knowledge!
Sheila Hogg, Stockport, ENGLAND
Now, I'm so impressed! Lots of information and things to see. Interestingly narrated with obvious pride. A very worthwhile tour. Last stop - excellent choice.
Rita Buzzard - Duncraig Perth WA
Very interesting and wonderful tour.
Henrietta & Garry Hogan - Melville, WA
An excellent tour showcasing your town and district.
Lois Lawrence Redland By QLD
Real enlightening.
Errol Pearce - Palmwoods, QLD
Great. Well done
Anne Cane - Kanwal, NSW
Very informative. Great to learn about areas from an unbiased local.
Alan Booth - Manning, WA
Very enlightening, every town should to this.
Ken Anderson - Kiama, NSW
Most informative.
Dorothy Macdougall - Rochedale, QLD
Excellent town tour - very informative.
Jean Duguid - Armadale, WA
It opens your other eye when you come to a small town - excellent.
How can one add to the comments already made! This tour is truly unique for such a small country town. During our caravan tour of Australia we went on a bus trip of beautiful Armidale, NSW and this compares most favourably.
Ron & Pat Herbert - Forrestfield, WA
An excellent insight into Merredin. Very well present in comfort.
A comfortable tour well present and informative of how a town can endear itself to the travelling public. We feel very welcome in your community.
Excellent tour - great insight on the Wheatbelt of this great state.
An informative, comfortable and pleasurable tour with a wonderful insight into the town and surrounds. A very forward thinking community.
Changed my opinion of Merredin for the better. Thanks for enlightening me!
A lovely tour, very interesting, must come again another time to see more of Merredin.
Maurice & Betty Hawley - Waikiki, WA
Fantastic tour. Great to see Merredin progressing.
Russell Worsley - Bayswater, WA
Great tour - an excellent insight into the Wheatbelt town and its progress into the future with its desalination problems.
Lovely to find people so passionate about their town and its development. A wonderful tour of a very welcoming town.
Well worth a visit.
Len & Anne Tebbutt - Talbingo, NSW
The best town tour we have had - really passionate and informative.
Kevin & Joyce Gordon - Toowoomba, QLD
Wonderful informative tour. Great place and terrific tour guide. Well done and thank you.
Susanne & Cleveland Prince - Launceston, TAS
Excellent tour. Really understand a lot about Merredin. It's amazing what you see and learn when one actually stops at one of these towns. Well done.
Terry Major
Great tour. Never knew there was so much to Merredin.
Lorraine Major
Very enjoyable and most informative tour. Thanks
H & R Elsmore - Hervey Bay, QLD
Excellent tour. We had been to Merredin many times but didn't realise there was so much we didn't know about the town. Well done.
Edith & Ernie Manns, Perth WA
Thanks Martin for coming out on a Saturday night for just the two of us. Great tour, we'll pass the word on.
Marilyn MacDonagh - Bayswater, WA
We really enjoyed this tour, thanks! It was our last evening on our trip, country from Darwin. We will tell them in Perth about all we have seen and heard. Heading back home to Austria soon. We stayed in Australia for 3 months and really liked it.
E & F Kouig, Vienna - AUSTRIA
Been on the road for 8 months have had nothing like this and it is really top of the heap, good commentary and excellent presentation and a lovely go ahead town.
Ken & Carrol Cobbin - Kileevy, QLD
We endorse the above comments. Come to Merredin for one night and will have to stay at least another to revisit all the places we have seen this evening. We will be back. Thank you Martin for your informative tour.
What a great tour. Very well explained. Thanks very much.
Joyce & Ron Hart, Wilma Adshead - Merredin
Excellent tour and very informative - will be back.
Murray Curtin & Judy Wickes - NZ
We thoroughly enjoyed the informative and enjoyable journey. A friendly tour that more than lived up to expectations.
Phil & Bernadette Catchpole - Surry, England
We found the tour very interesting and informative. Thank you very much.
Tony & Tina Stollery - Redcliffe, QLD
Enjoyed the very friendly tour so full of local info, will recommend to al our friends.
Rosslyn & Bill Eggleston - Cairns, QLD
Amazed at the town of Merredin, what it offers is quite unique. Thanks to Martin for a fantastic tour.
Jill & John Lear - Roads of Australia
Best value tour since leaving home 12 months ago. Most informative and enjoyable. Thanks.
Very interesting tour. Lovely place! We might come her to retire when we are old.
Lilian and Bruno Berli- Switzerland
An excellent trip - well worth the time. Keep up the good work will have no problems recommending this to anyone else.
David and Janette Underwood - Whangarei, NZ
A most informative tour which opened our eyes to Merredin past and present. Enjoyed listening to Martin's stories and explanations. We have learnt many interesting things about the town which we would have missed had we not done the tour. Well done.
Rhonda & Roger Watkins - Port Macquarie, NSW
A really informative tour and well presented. A must do.
Kevin & June Ring - Mackay, QLD
Wonderful tour, a first time inside a silo and such an interesting tour and guide.
Jan & Barnie Tocock - Yanchep, WA
What a wonderful discovery trip. Never seen the like of this trip. Very professional. Just wonderfully informative and friendly!!
Deidre & Robert Jones - Gymea, NSW
This was a very informative and fantastic tour we have been on. Thank you very much.
Terry & Elaine Mourtney - Eden Park, VIC
Excellent tour. I thought that I knew Merredin until I undertook this trip.
Ray Cole - Mandurah, WA
Fantastic, excellent and all those other words. The trip could entice one to live in Merredin. Great value.
B Angus - Kenwick, WA
Very informative tour. A lot to Merredin than you think.
Will & Margaret Carr - Mandurah, WA
Most interesting tour. What a big difference to the years 1950.
Jessie Warwick
Most impressive so glad I came
H Warwick
Very interesting tour of Merredin - we had no idea how nice the town is.
Julie & Barry Warwick
Very enlightening.
Rae & Cath Grant
How very much you show your pride in Merredin - Thank you very much for a great tour.
Merma Garlin (Banks)
Fantastic tour, will recommend highly to other people.
Boucher family
So much passion, so much hard work been done. Keep it up! A fine example for other districts.
One of the most impressive displays I've seen.
N Walton Lyndock, SA
Very professional tour, informative, and interesting.
Eric Walton - Lyndock, SA
Very interesting tour.
Thelma and John Boys - Geraldton WA
It was a pleasure to be on this tour! I would recommend it to all.
G Rojah - Toowoomba, QLD
Great tour, good timing, very encouraging to stay a little longer.
This has been the highlight of my week. Thank you so much.
Very well presented town.
Sam Perry
Excellent tour enjoyed it immensely.
Thankyou Martin for showing us that Merredin is more than a dot on the map.
There is so much more to Merredin than we would have seen had we not done the tour.
Ruth Olson - Tincan Bay, QLD
Enjoyed the ride and saw the care and hope the town is obvious. Thank you.
Vicki & Debbie (Nee Telfer)
A lovely tour. Thanks a lot.
Beryl & Bruce Yates
What a great way to see the town. So often you arrive in town and only see what you look at in the main street. Here there is so much more. Well done.
Laurie & Jan Hudgson
Martin, we are not just surprised but amazed.
Nice town. Merredin has more than we ever thought.
Certainly changed our opinion of Merredin. Driving through will not be the same.
An informative trip about a beautiful town. Many thanks.
It becomes a revelation once you stop, many thanks.
Anne & James Evans - Woongarrah, Central Coast NSW
Great tour, good information about everything. Good way to see the town, excellent tour guide, thanks a lot, hope your Xmas lights work out well for you.
Barb & Trev Burgemeister- Loxton, SA
A very informative and interesting tour, well conducted. Many thanks.
Fantastic. Very informative. Too cheap.
Very impressed with the enthusiasm of tour director about the town. Thanks Martin
Murray McLennan - Brooklyn, SA
Very interesting tour. Thankyou very much
N&S Wishart - Orange, NSW
Well worth the tour. Very interesting.
J McCickard - Grange, SA
Very informative. Not just a town on the road to Kal. Thank you.
Thank you for a great tour. Great to see what the town and people have done.
Brian and Wendy Fox - Broadbeach, QLD
Martin, thank you so much for your excellent narrative from the heart. Your love of you lovely town shines through brightly. Keep it up.
Fred & Cynthia Bellingham - Leongatha, VIC
Certainly more to Merredin than we first thought.
R & G Butcher - Auckland, NZ
A great tour with loads of unexpected historical information.
Graham & Christine - Nth Sydney, NSW
Very good informative tour and good commentary on local history.
Kevin & Denise Cox - Somerset, TAS
Very relaxing and informative tour. Commentary demonstrated pride in community achievements.
Graeme & Dorell Watters - Taree, NSW
Really enjoyed the tour, there is more to Merredin than meets the eye. Very informative and interesting.
S Alderidge & P Lloyd - Perth & UK
Really enjoyed the tour Martin, your pride and passion for Merredin shines through and made the tour very interesting. Thankyou!
Janina Guiter - Parkwood, WA
Wonderful tour very informative and comprehensive. Wanting to do it again.
We enjoyed the tour, great idea and very informative, helped us understand the local issues and problems.
John & Suzanne Sandell - Geelong, VIC
Thankyou Martin for a fantastic tour! We have enjoyed seeing the changes that have taken place in the last 30 years.
Kerry Brooke - Stirling - Perth
Well worth the time very interesting - thankyou.
R & J Dangerfield - Port Pirie, SA
A very informative trip around town. Thank you.
Very well done -- a great commotion for the town.
Betty and Kevin Chew - Eastwood, NSW
Now we know all about the well-kept secret, that is " Merredin" -- no stopping you!
Cyril and Shirley Anderson - Ravensthorpe, WA
A worthy tour for the town of Merredin.
Stan Clews - Busselton, WA
Very good tour. I enjoyed it.
Tom and Shirley Simmons - Torquay, Victoria
Great tour, wonderful town, don't ever let it die.
Russell Booth - Kalamunda, WA
Thank you for a very informative tour. We'll leave with a better understanding of the town.
Ray Wilkins
Great tour.
It beats playing my Playstation.
Scott Titmarsh
Nice job, keep up the good work.
Thanks so much for enjoyable afternoon. We wouldn't have realised what was here. Thanks!
Within the trip very interesting. The driver was very informative.
An excellent tour. It's a good to see a country town thriving.
Lorraine Whitehead - Cromer, NSW
What an excellent tour. It's good to see that your town is growing. Keep up the good work.
Mary and Kevin Paterson - Pemberton WA
Brilliant! Very enjoyable tour.
Doreen & Patrick Atkinson - Carrum Downs, VIC
Very informative tour -- had wondered what we would do until dinner! Would recommend tour to anybody.
John and Elaine Brown, Newcastle, New South Wales
Great tour, and most informative of the development in Merredin. Congratulations on your progress.
Joan and Nev Healy - Albany, WA
We really enjoyed the most interesting and informative tour. Well done! Great for the town.
Heather and Colin Stanley
That was great -- your town should be proud of you. Best promotion you can ever give.
Offe Geisner - Narrogin WA
Great to see someone so passionate about the town and the positiveness shines through -- most informative and enjoyable insight into Merredin.
Jeanette Anderson - Narrogin, WA
A very enjoyable tour, very informative a joy to witness someone so passionate about their town and surrounds. We wish other places can do the same.
Geoff and Carol - Tweed Heads, New South Wales
One of the best tours would be on-really informative.
Chook and Mario Smith - Whangarei, New Zealand
What a wonderful entertaining tour we have had a really good insight into the town and surrounds.
Very well done tour - thanks
Thomas Muggleston - Waiheke Island, NZ
Best informed tour yet. Thanks,
Chris Wilson - Hackham, SA
Great tour; very progressive town. Keep up good work.
Ron and Nan Scott - Mandurah, WA
Excellent tour.
Johnston, Wagga
Wonderful tour. The best $10 value during our stay in Western Australia.
Thank you for a clear and very interesting trip.
E Melville, Mukinbudin, WA
Excellent tour, lots of history.
Very informative on the history of Merredin and the direction is going excellent.
Ian Talbot - Goolwa, South Australia
Well worth every minute of the trip. Excellent.
Excellent tour-learn heaps-was not aware Merredin was so big. Lots of very talented people. Many thanks,
Bob and Carol Briggs - York, WA
Really enjoyed the tour, very informative.
John and Anne Lewin - Maylands, Perth
We really enjoyed at tour, we learnt so much.
Sarah and Bob Lorey - Santa Cruz, USA
One learns and sees so much more when on a tour as against during oneself.
The tour was excellent. Very informative and most pleasant tour guide/driver. Will recommend.
Betty & Ron - Duncraig, WA
Most interesting tour, very informative, great guide.
Helen and Rod Gartrell - Camden, New South Wales
Terrific-great idea. Lucky place to have such enthusiastic people. Many thanks,
Jo & Rob Pearson - Swansea, New South Wales
An inspirational tour. Thank you.
A brilliant promotion of a very proactive town, many thanks for a brilliant guided tour.
Sandra Morris - Willagee, WA
Excellent tour, very informative, so pleased we came. Thanks.
Absolutely great. So informative. Wonderful to be with a guide who has a "passion" for the town and actively involved its progress.
J Sully and P McDonnell - Pt MacDonnell, SA
The tour was great fun thanks. Keep up the good work.
Alec, Tom and Geoff and Sue Howell - Harvey, WA
Very informative and just plain good fun.
Bevan and Sandra Pugsley - Ungarra, SA
Wonderful tour, very good information. Thank you.
Pat and Jeff Patterson - Koorainghat, New South Wales.
A good representative for Merredin! Interesting and informative. Thank you.
Kay and Bernard Arrantash - Walliston, Western Australia
Great to see the your town has a promising future. You're taking care of your resources and leaving something for your future generations. Most impressed with your tour. All best.
Ron and Barbara Bousie -Highett, Victoria
Most interesting and informative - we would have had no idea of the extent of the history and the resources of the town without your tour. Will recommend it to others.
Floss and Alan Gould - Bellerive, Tasmania
A most interesting, entertaining and educational tour. Thank you for a wonderful experience and good luck to the future.
Peter and Dawn Noblett - Adelaide, South Australia
A very informative tour, and I must say conducted with real knowledge. The town of Merredin is showing a great progression. A must for anyone to see.
Eric and Lola Stewart - Dubbo, New South Wales
What a great tour, and very informative so glad we didn't miss it.
H & B Mori - Sanatoga, New South Wales
It was great to do a tour and learn about a town that we have known for years yet we have found out there was so much more we didn't know. Thankyou very much.
Clive and Gwen Nelson - South Fremantle WA
We came into Merredin just for an overnight stay on our way to Perth. Thank goodness we learnt about this tour at the caravan park. What a magnificent commentary from Martin. It was very informative, helping us to learn a little more about this wonderful country of ours. Thank you Martin and the community minded people of Merredin.
Tony and Sandra Hoare - Brisbane, Qld
Keep up the community spirit. We have discovered Merredin and learned much about the area from Martin - thankyou.
Bev & Greg Wood - Brisbane, Qld
Just shows what can be done when a community works together in one mind for their town's future. Congratulations.
Ross & Sally Neale - Riverstone, NSW
Tony & Lena Zahra - Marsden Park, NSW
Passion - Just love Martin's passion, what a great community member.
Kerry & Fran Payne - Mackay, Qld
Most informative
Ray & Pam Court - Warwick, WA
Excellent commentary and very interesting.
John & Audrey Wolski - Toowoomba, QLD
Excellent tour, wonderful to see such progressive and "Can Do" town. A real model. Congrats.
Bob & Peg
Learnt a lot that is generally not known or evident. Well worth the time spent.
Barb & Brian Squires - Alberfoyle Park, SA
A great tour. The best we have been on whilst on holiday. Keep up the good work. Thankyou.
Barb & Bevan Dolman - Lockleys, SA
Fantastic tour. Well done. Great to see people passionate about their town. Excellent.
Dylan Manoni
Enjoyed it very much, very informative. Well worth the cost. Will bring friends back to do same.
Ken
A very impressive country town with lots of history. Really enjoyed the tour.
"Merediths 05"
Great tour - very informative.
Barry & Yvonne Vaughan - Mornington, VIC
Wonderful - Well worth the money.
Kris & Laurie Cantwell - Baronia, Vic
A terrific, down to earth tour. Every town should have one for visitors. Great value.
Alec & Nella Bacon - Tura Beach, NSW
Excellent tour, a wealth of knowledge from our tour guide. Every town should have one. Value for money
Every town could learn how to promote itself if they followed the example of Martin. Well done!!!
Martin - What a marvellous and interesting tour. We thank you.
Rae & Bill Tenant - East Fremantle, WA
Very interesting tour - Great community and town and vision.
Changed our perception completely. Thank you.
Martin - Well worthwhile trip, saw a lot of Merredin. Good luck. Thanking you.
Very impressed with your enthusiasm. Most enjoyable and informative.
Great memories, historic and progressive.
A fantastic narrative. Thank you.
Excellent tour with good commentary.
Bill & Gwen Knight - Kardina, S.A.
Very interesting and informative tour.
Excellent
Pat & Reg Pridham - Kadina, S.A.
Very impressed with your commentary.
Anne & Jim Blackwood - Paradise, SA
Very good tour, not much missed our attention.
Gweneth McCallum - Melrose, S.A.
Very motivated tour.
Valerie Healey - St Agnes, S.A.
Thank you for the tour. Had no idea Merredin was so big and we come from Dianella WA.
Both tours were great. Will return for sure and send some more your way.
Graham Haese - SA
Unless you take a guided tour you don't realise how big Merredin is. A most informative tour and worthwhile doing.
Both tours have been very enjoyable.
Beverly & Les Willoch - Mildura, VIC
Good to see someone trying to keep Australia alive.
Laurel Petty - Alfred Cove, WA
Wonderfully interesting tours. Informative and very enjoyable.
Pat & Maurice - Hamersley, Perth
My husband and I both enjoyed it. Very good tour.
Alice Eceerall - Nyah, VIC
Excellent tour. Great commentary and very informative. A very forward thinking town and deserves its image and success.
Tom & Juanita O'Brien - Gosford, NSW
Well worth a "look".
Ian & Helen Bull - Kadina, SA
Great tour.
Ralph & Val Neilson - Bacchus Marsh, VIC
Loved trip 2 years ago. We came back and staying extra night to visit town.
Jean & Peter Reynella
Great trip. Keep your town thinking outside the square and you will maintain your youth to continue your great work.
Monica & Tony Houghton - Houghton, NSW
A well worthwhile experience - for a tourist to hear about the actual working of a town area is most interesting. Thankyou!
Evelyn & Maurice Stewart - Rockhampton, QLD
Thankyou for a most informative and educational tour of the district, we enjoyed every minute of it.
Ralph & Anne Gurner, Pasadena, S.A.
Thankyou for a wonderful days touring morning and evening - so very informative. We have thoroughly enjoyed both trips.
Bernice & Lesley Beard - Safety Bay, WA
Had a wonderful tour. Especially enjoyed driving through the shed. Very informative. We learned a lot about the district.
Kevin & Jane Arnol - Albany, WA
Most informative and enjoyable tour. Well worth every minute.
John & Dawn Hillman - Gawler, S.A.
Best tour we have been on.
Lou & John Versteegen - Myrtleford, VIC
Most impressed with the tour. It has really shown us Merredin. With many travelling friends we will certainly be passing on our impressions.
Mike Astbury - Canberra ACT
This is a marvellous tour - the knowledge and passion makes Merredin "Live" for us. Every town could do with a Martin type tour. Many thanks.
Dot & Davd J - Melbourne, VIC
Wonderful tour - really showed the town and surrounds well! Will pass on our impressions to our travelling friends. Such a lot of local history and information. Thankyou Martin.
Rosemary & Jim Phelcox - Adelaide, SA
An excellent tour - very informative and quite surprising. Very worthwhile and most enjoyable.
Jill & Colin McNamara - Marangaroo, WA
Fantastic - very interesting and informative.
Max & Kay Baufield - Cloverdale, Perth WA
Super Dooper. Well Done.
Roger & Shirl Downing & Louie & Geoff Gamble - Merredin
Great tour enjoyed it very much.
Will & Lyn McPhael - Mundijong, WA
Very good tour.
Peter Baeg
It was a great tour.
M Baeg
Excellent tour. Pleasing to learn of a rural town's growth.
Don Hicks - Coorparoo, Brisbane QLD
Fantastic!!!
Graham How - Yokine, WA
Wonderful tour of a charming go-ahead town of which you are obviously proud.
David Goldsmith - Hallidays Pt, NSW
Most interesting and eye opening tour of a very go ahead country town which is a credit to the community.
This has probably been the most informative and interesting of the many tours we have enjoyed.
Joan and I have enjoyed your most informative tour and the memories will stay with us. Thanks very much.
Hugh Stein - Wairnsdale, VIC
It was most interesting to learn about life and living in Merredin. Very impressive community with a wealth of information.
Herman Bettonville - Doncaster, VIC
Wonderful tour probably the best we have been on so far. Wildflower tour was very good. We will tell everybody around the great Australian land about Merredin and its interesting history. And we will be back again, good luck Martin with your wonderful enterprise. Regards
Louie & Jim Brady, Darwin NT
Very good tour. Excellent value. Nice Town.
Ted Hoffison/June Cashion - Chigwell, Tasmania
Great tour - we learnt a lot about this lovely town.
Gail & Bob Newmarch - Semaphore Park, SA
Terrific tour of a town we'd only driven through. Lots to see and do.
Bet & Jack Luke - Gisbourne, VIC
An exceptional tour and a MUST for anyone visiting Merredin. A credit to the community.
John & Pam Walton, Bayswater North, VIC
Very informative tour. Never been inside the grain shed. Just been to Bejing and didn't realise some of their pilots were trained here!
Peter & Vivien Chia - Wheelens Hill, Melbourne, Vic
What a lovely surprise such an interesting town with go ahead ideas.
A most informative tour with the excellent commentary delivered by an obviously enthusiastic supporter of Merredin.
Claire Clancy - Albany, WA
A very excellent tour - thank you.
Pat Tunilmer
Thanks Martin - your tour is great - now we know there is a Merredin!
Lynette & Robert Trupp - Thornleigh, Sydney NSW
Very interesting, much enjoyed.
John & Jean Syme - Dongara, WA
So great to know exactly what we are looking at. Thank you for an interesting commentary.
M Hanley - Perth, WA
Concur with above comments.
E Lancherd - Mornington, Victoria
Thank you for the experience of your tour of such a special place.
Judy & Graham Cooper - Adelaide, SA
A lovely way to spend the afternoon. Thanks for your tour.
Julie Darley - Sydney, NSW
A great tour - thankyou.
Yvonne & Peter Rollings - Tamworth, NSW
We really appreciate it very much that you took us "two" out. Special morning. Beautiful morning tea. Hope you get your "Christmas Tower" Deb.
JB Cooper
The world need more lateral thinkers like yourself, your town will continue to go ahead with this thought.
Ken Sleep
It's a shame more Councillors aren't like you. It's great to meet someone with such foresight and you are obviously proud of your town. Well done. Great time for tour.
Pam, Leangatha, VIC
Thanks for all the great information about your town. Without the tour we would not realise the potential here. Great forward thinking. Keep moving forward. Well done.
John & Norma Sellings, Warragul, VIC
Brilliant tour.
Dot & Bill Castu
An eye opener of talent and a dot becomes a place to remember.
Brian & Irene Taylor - Manns Beach, S Gippsland, VIC,
Thanks for good intro tour and excellent sunset location.
Neville & Bell Clarke - Bribie Island, QLD
Terrific tour - great to see a country town with so much going for it.
Sue & Jim Lanell - Newcastle, NSW
Thank you Debbie and Martin for excellent organised tours, we have both enjoyed them. Come and see our Wheatbelt in the Wimmera and Mallee area in and around Horsham, Vic.
Ella & Laurence Bardell - Horsham, Victoria
Thanks Martin for a wonderful tour, we'll definitely be back!
Sibenon & Ian Wyatt, Pingarring WA
Certainly gave us a great tour, enjoyed it very much, will come back one day.
Jenny Taholke - Temora, NSW
A very informative and well researched tour. Great!
Very interesting. A lot more to Merredin than we thought.
We were most impressed with the tour to give us a real insight to an impressive rural town story.
We were very surprised at the variety of what Merredin comprises. Thank you for your very interesting tour.
As a new person to town the tour was great. All the places of interest explained with history. All the guide books in the world can't beat a local's opinion and tour. Thanks.
Great tour. Much more to Merredin than we thought. Thank you.
Shirley & Bruce Robinson - Semaphone Park, Adelaide
Great experience - Merredin is much more than a main street and a few shops.
Margaret and Kevin Harrington - Geelong, Victoria
Very interesting trip. Good to travel with a local!
Merredin has come alive for us! The tour is a tremendous experience and reflects the positive attitude of the community.
We should have someone like you in every town.
Enjoyed your passion for Merredin. Saw things I didn't know the town had.
Thanks for another great tour.
The Bradshaws
Great tour very interesting - Merredin is a lovely town and may it continue to go. Thank you Martin.
Bill & Ettiie Mead - Boyup Brook, WA
Most enjoyable - you have proved that country towns can be saved - withy initiative.
D M Vernon - Yokine, WA
Martin a great Ambassador for the town which we did not know existed till today.
B & A Mullon - Essendon, Victoria
Great tour Martin and what a clever little community.
Vicki Steele - Minnamurra, NSW
Excellent well presented tour. A very interesting prosperous town.
Bill & Sonya Hardmin - Tamworth, NSW
Very enjoyable and informative tour.
Still, thank you. Our great tour guide, and all the best of luck for your future and wedding. Thanks again
Great. Thank you very much. Will call back one-day.
Fay and Rupert Richardson New South Wales
My sympathy goes to all the tourists who miss out on this tour. You to deserve 10 out of 10 for enthusiasm dedication and the manner you have structured the tour. Thanks!
John and Robin Nuasey - Gold Coast, Qld
The tour with a difference. Thoroughly enjoyed it.
Ray & Sue Nash - Forster, New South Wales
I lived here 65 years ago. It's exciting to come back. Congratulations on your energy and vision.
Brian Moore, Mt Claremont, WA
Thank you for an excellent tour. Would recommend deterred to other people. Sorry for my scribble.
Kevin and Nancy Stanton - Nevrum, QLD
Really enjoyed the afternoon town tour. Good to hear such enthusiastic commentary. This rubs off on all the other townspeople. Good luck.
John Smith, Thornlie, Western Australia
Very interesting and informative tour, lost more than I imagined
Libby and Peter Davis - Falcon WA
An excellent introduction to the town in area. Also, could hear every word, which is often not the case in sightseeing tours. Plenty to come back and see next visit.
Doreen and Robbie Gammon - Falcon WA
Very informative and enjoyable, can't wait to see the theatre. Champagne would be nice.
Marilyn Barrington - Walpole, WA
A very enjoyable and informative tour.
The Tuttons - Numurkah, Victoria
Enjoyed both tours, wildflowers were wonderful, Merredin town tour very informative. Keep up the good tours. We will be back.
Barb and Bert Carlyle
Thank you for a wonderful and informative tour. We feel that we really know your beautiful town. Best wishes, from a future success. Great job.
Deirdre and John Van der Veer, New South Wales
Great tour. What a progressive town - great information given.
Jennifer and Arthur Spiller, Victoria
Excellent explanation of detail we could easily miss. Well done!
R & S Blake
10 out of 10 for explanation. The same to the caravan park.
Wonderful Wildflower adventure. Will recommend to all our friends.
James and Jenny.
Great tour, that was very interesting-a great town.
Great tour will tell others.
Great tour, so much I didn't know about this area.
Had no idea of this great town-wish other towns would learn by this one's example.
Very good concept. Well executed with great commentary.
Wonderful. Martin, your enthusiasm was wonderful. We really got to know your town.
Jan and Fred Lewington - Brisbane QLD.
Loved the tour. Very interesting. Perhaps you could advertise a bit clearer at the caravan park, maybe wher you pickup and drop-off. Then people who have just stopped for the evening might have a chance to find out about and meet the bus. Thanks to gain, will recommend the tour.
Donna and Andy Abbey - South Perth
Thank you for putting Merredin on the map for us. It is firmly planned in our memory bank. Many thanks,
Esme and Roger Bower- St Ives, Sydney
Very professional job, very informative, a pleasure to hear the pride of a resident in a country town. Keep up the good work and may your efforts on the half of the town be fully realised. God bless
Patricia Smith - Perth
Great tour-gave me a much better idea of what Merredin has to offer.
Steve Rayner - Ashfield WA
Very interesting tour. Lots to see which we could have missed.
G and D. Stroud - Gordonvale FNQ
Very interesting tour. A beautiful town. Thank you.
The best small town to out with ever done. Really got to find out at a lot about Merredin. It has a lot to offer its townspeople and tourists.
Kevin and Carol Kelly - Toowoomba Queensland
This was a fantastic tour-very informative and interesting-just what small towns need-they are very lucky to have people like you in their midst.
Chris and Ted Presham - Tasmania
The most enjoyable tour-brought back memories and informed me of things I did not know existed when I was in Merredin in 1942.
Jim Jones - City Beach
Just this trip! It means a lot to find out how a town works in what it produces. Thank you.
C Carter - Roma Queensland
I really enjoyed the tour. Merredin sounds and looks a lovely place to live. Lucky folk.
Judith Watkins - Gympie Queensland
Amazing what people with foresight and loved their town can do, congratulations Merredin.
Barbara Godde, New South Wales
A wonderful tour of Merredin. We learnt a lot about the towns. Thank you.
The tours great, then more out about this town even though I have lived here many years ago.
Peter Ross - Perth WA
Very informative. Great to hear all the local information.
Kath, and Pat Casey - Newcastle NSW
Quite enjoyable. Thank you.
Kevin and Jan Osborne, Kempsey - New South Wales
I'm glad we have visited this town. Keep up the good work. Their other country towns need positive people.
Margaret and Barry Lavender - Eden Hills, SA
A wonderful tour-sense of this community will grow with pride. Good luck to everyone who lives here-and keep it up. Thank you for showing us Merredin.
Rob and Sheila Franklin, Bayswater, Victoria
A very informative tour. We will be back again when work is not in the way. The progressive town.
Steve and Chris Clare - Victoria
Thank you. I do hope you're sure appreciate your good work. A really beautiful township, and we hope it continues to prosper.
Doug and Shirley Brooks - Mundubbera Queensland
Many thanks, Martin for the most informative tour. We're so glad we stopped at Merredin, and Sue from the caravan park told us about your tour.
Graham and Jean Whitaker, Mundijong WA
Most enjoyable trip. You have a lovely town.
Janet Boyd - Tuncester NSW
Excellent tour, lovely town.
Russell Worsley - Bayswater, Western Australia
A most informative tour, every area could learn from your vision, to promote themselves.
Rodney and Mavis Goater Albany Western Australia
Very interesting tour, our town can benefit from the same idea.
There is and Eunice Hanson - Kingaroy Queensland
Martin, your passion for and commitment to Merredin does the town proud. Yes, more than a dot! There's so much more going on here, well done, and best wishes to the future.
Ray Cox - Nicholson Victoria
A really excellent overview of Merredin-were told not to miss this tour by Fran who enjoyed it in 2004. Get out and try to inspire more towns to run a tour.
I wish our town had a Martin. He sees to be a wonderful citizen. Enjoyed our excellent tour of Merredin.
Love, the excavation market, very informative-Phil is passionate about his town, and it shows. Thoroughly enjoyable.
Jodie Bellchambers, Willeton WA
I've been a local for three years and never knew the town had such a great history. Excellent! Well done Phil.
Excellent-very informative-lets come and live in Merredin!! Many thanks Phil.
Thanks for your informative trip, well done.
Dell Wallis - Brisbane Queensland
Appreciate a fantastic tour, very informative and shows what a council and community can achieve in working together for the town.
Maz and Peter Pressler - Broken Hill, New South Wales
I wish you would come East and inject some of your enthusiasm into our council and get things done. Terrific tour.
Copie and Geoff Webster - Victoria
A very inching trip around. It's much nicer to get a knowledgeable person to give you a better insight into the area.
Sheryl and Stuart Masters - Nopier, New Zealand
Informative tour: good luck with tourism in the area. It looks like a great place to live.
Mary and Dave Crook, Baldivis Western Australia
There are interesting. Great to see Merredin prospering.
Dot Keays - Albany, Western Australia
Great tour. Very interesting commentary. Thanks.
Ken and Heather Whitehead - Ruawai, New Zealand
What a fantastic tour-so much information given without overloading the brain-much much better than driving around by myself. Thank you for a great time!
Vivien Moore - Brisbane, Queensland
Fabulous Martin. Well done.
Jo and Harold Millington - Burracoppin WA
We really learnt a lot and loved it.
Sue and Jeff Clark
Very interesting tour.
Adriennen Yang - Bethesda, USA
The best tour ever been on.
Lils & Ned
Very informative. Great to learn about these of rural communities.
John and Vicki Harris - Burpengary, Queensland
What a great tour-every town should have a tour like this one!
Thank you, for your very informative tour. It is lovely to get on a personalised tour and your commentary was great. Your tour has such a lot going for it and it is great to see it has folk who can see into the future at the helm.
Colin and Helen Moore - Golden Beach, Queensland
A very interesting and informative tour. We both enjoyed it very much and loved the gallery and paintings.
Tom and Emma Meechan - Rye, Victoria
Great tour, great place.
Ernie and Vicki Billingham, Australind West Australia
Loved the tour.
Rohnda and Allan Johnston - Adelaide South Australia
Had a great tour, very informative, Martin shows a lot of pride in his hometown, which is great to see.
Irene and Choc Hall - Bligh Park, New South Wales
First-class
Marie and Stan Hann - Gladstone, Queensland
Tour was fantastic. You pass your town, and don't learn anything about it. This is great.
Carol Zagarius - Slacks Creek, Queensland
Excellent tour-none is obviously very proud of his town-so he should be!
Very good tour. Very interesting and excellent value.
Dave and Pauline Ashurst, Wembley Downs, WA
Excellent tour. Very informative and personal touch. The can is full of history and present day living for a country lifestyle. Well worth the expense and great to be on tour with Martin.
Brian and Debra Hazeldine - Greenwood, WA
The best part of the tour was the peak, hospital and silo bin. I liked how the driver talked about himself at the beginning. Great tour.
I really enjoyed the tour, the best part was the wheat bin. It was great. The best tour ever.
Excellent tour. Would do it again.
Don Thomas - Thornlie, WA
Marvellous tour and commentary. Saw things you would never think about, especially in the wheat bins-keep up the work.
Alex and Liz Lawson - Orelia, WA
Thanks for a wonderful tour-just great.
Judy Robinson - Tijeras, USA
Great tour, and so interesting for us.
Hielien & Wilf Lineleu - Quebec, Canada
Very good, would love to do it in again!
Very entertaining, and informative tour.
John Tallent - Wannarup WA
Very enjoyable tour, lovely gallery to.
Peggy Gooly - Coraki, NSW
Very informative, exciting tour. Thank you
Sylvia and Milly
Very well presented tour. We did not know how big Merredin was. Thank you.
Thoroughly enjoyed the tour, well presented and brought back many fond memories of my days in Merredin.
Terry and Kath Warnes - Rockingham, WA
We would have missed all of this great town, if we hadn't taken the trip.
Barry and Marion Slingsby - Darwin, NT
Really enjoyed the tour. Great hearing about the history of Merredin. We'll have a better look next time we are here. Thanks Martin.
Dot and Roy Pendergrast - Augusta, WA
What a great tour. We have learned so much about the town and wheat, the innovative ideas and the community spirit. Well done, Good luck.
Jane and Alan McRobie - Bangiora, New Zealand
Merredin brought to life by very enthusiastic local.
Excellent! Informative and entertaining tour
Julie and Perry McKerihan - Kambah, ACT
More about Merredin, that I dreamt existed.
Warren Barrett - Bassendean, WA
A most interesting enjoyable tour. Hooray for Merredin
Noel Barrett - Perth WA
We have enjoyed a visit to this outstanding town have learned so much from our tour guide.
Bill and Marg Champion - Charters Towers, Queensland
First-class tour, well done. Very informative.
Faye and Bill Havord - Auckland, New Zealand
Excellent. Loved everything about it.
Phil and Maria Scott - Auckland, New Zealand
Thank you, Martin. This was the BEST ever.
Colin Hayman, Chapman, ACT
Was very nice
M & E Riehs - Vienna, Austria
Didn't know there were so many interesting things to see in a Wheatbelt town. Thanks to our sympathetic and enthusiastic guide our eyes open up. Many thanks.
William Tel & Annie vander Homing - Oudescroot, Netherlands
This was a most interesting tour that brought us to places we would otherwise never have discovered. Our driver/guide had a great knowledge of all local facts and the history. He convinced us Merredin was a booming lively town. His tour was extremely entertaining and worthwhile.
Nanny Stoffels & Tonand Ria German - Netherlands
Enjoyed the tour very much. Did not realise Merredin had so much to offer. Very informative - Beautiful Sunset.
Wendell & Wendy Mann - Narrogin, WA