is now closed. There is a currently a small general store which sells a wide variety of foods including baked meals, dairy produce, fruit and vegetables and other small goods. The police station was closed in 2007 due to budget cuts. The two officers who patrolled over 145,000 square kilometres were transferred, one to Kalgoorlie and the other to Perth. The Police had built a community relationship with the local town which saw virtually no crime. Community Basketball was a big hit with the children and young adults alike which attributed to the close community ties and work of one of the Senior Constables. The officer and his wife regularly held movie nights at their house for Menzies children who looked forward to Friday nights and a meal. Friendships were formed for the officers which exist to the present day. Menzies Cemetery Is located north east of the townsite, One of the largest of the 'goldrush' cemeteries, with many graves of typhoid victims Notable people Menzies was the birthplace of: Sir Thomas Meagher (1902–1979), surgeon and Lord Mayor of Perth Sir Colin Hannah (1914–1978), RAAF officer and Governor of Queensland Ted Evans (1939–1981), state Labor MLA See also Carnegie expedition of 1896 The Menzies Miner References External links Shire of Menzies Towns in Western Australia Mining towns in Western Australia Shire of Menzies