Penong is a small town on the Nullarbor Plain in South Australia. For years it was known for its windmills due to the number of farms around that used windmills to pump their water. However, over the years technology changed the farming landscape. The windmills were no longer required. As the windmills dropped off so did the tourists who previously would stop, look st them and spend money in the town.

In order to attract the tourists back, the locals created a free outdoor windmill museum. It’s very interesting. The windmills come in all shapes and sizes. During the creation stage the locals were lucky enough to find a broken down 35ft Comet windmill. It was one of the biggest in Australia and they were able to restore it to working order. Big Bruce now stands pride of place in the windmill museum. I was surprised that windmills came in so many shapes and sizes and were able to do so many different jobs.