Rupanyup, Victoria

Rupanyup
Victoria

Cromie St, the very wide main street of Rupanyup
Rupanyup
Population: 624 (2006)[1]
Established: 1873
Postcode: 3388
Elevation: 67 m (220 ft)
Location:
LGA: Shire of Yarriambiack
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 small town in rural Victoria, Australia. As of the 2006 census it had a population of 624. 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 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]

References

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Rupanyup (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/LocationSearch?collection=Census&period=2006&areacode=SSC26563&producttype=QuickStats&breadcrumb=PL&action=401. Retrieved 2007-10-01. 
  2. ^ Rupanyup - Yarriambiack Shire Council
  3. ^ Premier Postal History, Post Office List, https://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=VIC&country=, retrieved 2008-04-11 
  4. ^ Full Points Footy, Horsham_District, http://www.fullpointsfooty.net//Horsham_District_football_league.htm, retrieved 2008-07-25 
  5. ^ Golf Select, Rupanyup, http://www.golfselect.com.au/armchair/courseView.aspx?course_id=1081, retrieved 2009-05-11 

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