Rupanyup
Town in Victoria, Australia
36°37′S 142°37′E / 36.617°S 142.617°E / -36.617; 142.617- 290 km (180 mi) NW of Melbourne
- 49 km (30 mi) E of Horsham, Victoria
- 18 km (11 mi) E of Murtoa
| Mean max temp | Mean min temp | Annual rainfall |
| 21 °C 70 °F | 3 °C 37 °F | 200 mm 7.9 in |
Rupanyup (/rəˈpænjəp/ rə-PAN-yəp) is a town in rural Victoria, Australia. As of the 2016 census, it had a population of 536.[1] The name Rupanyup is an Aboriginal word meaning 'branch hanging over water'.[2]
The Post Office opened on 22 February 1875 as Karkarooc and was renamed Rupanyup in 1876.[3]
The town used to be in the Shire of Dunmunkle but was allocated to the Shire of Yarriambiack when Victoria's municipalities were re-organized in the 1990s.
The town has an Australian rules football team competing in the Horsham & District Football League.[4]
Golfers play at the course of the Rupanyup Golf Club on Frayne Avenue.[5]
The town has art in the Silo Art Trail which also includes Sheep Hills, Brim, Rosebury, Lascelles and Patchewollock.
References
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Rupanyup (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats.
- ^ Rupanyup – Yarriambiack Shire Council
- ^ Phoenix Auctions History, Post Office List, retrieved 12 March 2021
- ^ Full Points Footy, Horsham_District, archived from the original on 10 May 2008, retrieved 25 July 2008
- ^ Golf Select, Rupanyup, retrieved 11 May 2009
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Rupanyup.
- Community web site
- http://siloarttrail.com/home/
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Localities in the Shire of Yarriambiack
- Beulah
- Dimboola^
- Hopetoun
- Lascelles
- Minyip
- Murtoa
- Patchewollock^
- Rainbow^
- Rupanyup^
- Warracknabeal
- Woomelang
- Yaapeet
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