The Brookton Museum and Heritage Centre is located in the old Brookton Police Station, one of the oldest surviving buildings in the town. It sits at the southern end of Robinson Road (main street), on the corner with Groser Street, opposite the level crossing of the original Great Southern railway line.

It represents the efforts made between 1906 and 1913 by the growing community of Brookton to attain the status of a town in which law and order was as important as economic and social development. Over the years, until 1970 this substantial building housed a one-man Station and our policemen’s families. The number of policemen working in the Charge Room increased until ??, in 1980 they were moved to a new more spacious Station close by with modern housing provided elsewhere in town.

The Brookton & Districts Historical Society came into existence at a public meeting held in 1977. The need was seen to record the history of the area and to provide a place for community members to see and learn about their heritage. In 1979 the Society moved into the building that was originally the Brookton Agricultural Hall. Its most recent use had been as a kitchen for the Memorial and Lesser Halls but it provided space space for the Society to hold its meetings, keep the growing collection of historic objects and to invite the public in to see displays based on special events.

Coincidentally when the old Police Station became vacant the Historical Society was asked to shelter a collection of Western Australian Police Force memorabilia. Taking the opportunity to set up a local museum with a different focus to most regional museums, seemed to be a positive step so the campaign to acquire the old Police Station began and came to fruition with help from many community volunteers in 1986.