DRIVING THE WIMMERA MALLEE SILO ART TRAIL VICTORIA
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- Aug 13, 2020
- 2 min read
Updated: Dec 2
When tourists try small town name pronunciations sometimes it sounds quite comical
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DRIVE MELBOURNE TO RUPANYUP
Rupanyup & Driving the Wimmera Mallee
Silo Art Trail Victoria
Rupanyup is a small town in Victoria.
The town is home to approximately five hundred residents. The Silo Art Trail passes through this town, which also features several intriguing rustic-style statues. One is of a man patting his trusty dog next to a small seat. This statue is outside of the modern local supermarket. Another is of a woman in period costume outside of an early period store in the centre divider of the main street. As in many rural towns, Rupanyup has its fair share of closed retail buildings.
The name Rupanyup is an Aboriginal word meaning 'branch hanging over water'.
Minyip
It is a small town located in the Wimmera region of Victoria, situated along the Silo Art Trail, approximately 320 kilometres northwest of Melbourne, with a population of around five hundred. The name "Minyip" is an Aboriginal word translated as "ashes" or "camping place". Minyip is known as the "Heart of the Wheat Belt".
Warracknabeal
This is a wheatbelt town in Victoria. On the banks of the Yarriambiack Creek. The Warracknabeal area has a population of less than three thousand.
On the main street, there's a roundabout named Federation Place, featuring a group of six life-sized sheep statues on an elevated brick platform. Another roundabout displays a sheepdog atop stacked, full wheat bags. There are two double storey hotels in town. Both have wide covered verandas and counter meals may be ordered.
The town has a few red brick period buildings. Post Office and a Town Hall.
When tourists attempt to pronounce the names of small towns, it can often sound quite amusing. However, when a local says the name aloud, the pronunciation comes naturally to all.
The drive from Rupanyup to Minyip and then to Warracknabeal covers eighty kilometres of sealed roads. There is a lot to see driving the Wimmera Mallee Silo Art Trail.
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OUTSIDE THE NEW SMALL LOCAL SUPERMARKET
Life size statue and display store
Rupanyup's main street
Closed shops in central Rupanyup
RUPANYUP SILO ART
DRIVING THE WIMMERA WHEAT BELT
DRIVING SHEEP HILLS & WARRACKNABEAL
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