We know the Murchison area has been a 'rest and respite' spot for hundreds of years, so what event does our 150th commemorate? 2026 marks 150 years since the first use of the Hope Saddle route. From the 1976 Murchison Centennial booklet: "In the 1870's there were few inland roads - transport was mainly by coastal vessels but road access was vital to the inland goldmining areas. Once a dray road by the shorter Hope Saddle route was available the township of Hampden began to become a centre for the supply of goods to the goldfields. It is recorded that in 1876 Joseph Gibbs and a companion took horses through the new route."

This is reflected in our 150th logo, which was designed by Nathan Peacock, who grew up in Murchison.  The logo shows the mountains that surround our area, the bright green of the farmlands, the rivers that flow through our valleys, and the Hope Saddle route that kick started the major growth of the settlement that became Murchison.