Marburg is a small town with a big heart — held together by volunteer groups, a hard-working emergency services community and regular events that have been on the calendar for generations.
Community groups
- Marburg & District Residents’ Association — advocates for the town, organises community events, and looks after touches like the park street library.
- Rosewood Scrub Historical Society — preserves and shares the region’s history through the museum in the former shire office and through publications and tours.
- Marburg Show Society — hosts the Marburg Show at the showground.
- Marburg Fire and Rescue Station — urban fire service.
- Marburg Rural Fire Brigade — volunteer rural fire protection for the district.
- Marburg branch, State Emergency Services (SES) — volunteers who respond to storms, flooding and other emergencies.
Regular events
Band in the Park
An initiative of the Marburg & District Residents’ Association, Band in the Park is held on the first Friday of each month from 6:30 pm in the town park. Bring a chair, bring the family, and enjoy live music in the heart of the town.
Black Snake Creek Festival
Held each October, the Black Snake Creek Festival is Marburg’s biggest community event. It brings together local and visiting musicians, market stalls, food, children’s activities and plenty of local character. Named for the creek that runs through the town (and for the red-bellied black snakes that once emerged from the cleared scrub), it’s a brilliantly Aussie country festival.
Marburg Show
The annual Marburg Show is a classic country show hosted by the Marburg Show Society at the local showground. Check the Show Society for the next date.
Churches
Marburg has a long and varied church history — unsurprising for a town with nearly 80% German heritage at the turn of the twentieth century. Today, All Saints’ Anglican Church (originally consecrated in 1891) remains active. Historic Lutheran and Baptist churches dot the surrounding district, and several former church buildings in town have found new life as shops and cafés.
Schools
Marburg State School has been educating the district’s children since 1879 — originally under the name Frederick State School, and known by its current name since 1888. It is one of the oldest continuously running schools in the district.
Getting involved
New to the area? The easiest way to get a feel for Marburg is to come down to Band in the Park on the first Friday of the month, or pop into the Historical Society when it’s open. You’ll find people who are proud of this little town and happy to share it.