Walpeup, Victoria
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| Walpeup Victoria |
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 The Mallee Highway at Walpeup |
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 Walpeup
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| Population: | 108(2006)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode: | 3507 | ||||||||||||
| Coordinates: | 35°8′10″S 142°1′30″E / 35.13611°S 142.025°ECoordinates: 35°8′10″S 142°1′30″E / 35.13611°S 142.025°E | ||||||||||||
| Elevation: | 69 m (226 ft) | ||||||||||||
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| LGA: | Rural City of Mildura | ||||||||||||
| State District: | Mildura | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division: | Mallee | ||||||||||||
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Walpeup (
/wɔːlpiːˈʌp/) is a locality situated on the section of the Mallee Highway between Ouyen and the South Australian border in the Mallee region. The place by road, is situated about 15 kilometres (9 mi) west from Galah and 8 kilometres (5 mi) east from Torrita.
The township was settled when the railway arrived, a full Post Office opening on 16 December 1912. The area of the locality contains the smaller area of Paigne which had a post office open from 1912 until 1916.[3]
The main tourist attractions on offer in Walpeup are the Walpeup Memorial Hall (Glen Street) and the Dryland Gardens (Creagan Street). The Hall houses a large collection of historic photographs of locals who attended either World War, a "welcome home" banner from the first world war — only found within the last five years and now restored and displayed — and a hand-sewn community mural tapestry created in 1989. The Dryland Gardens are located on the corner of Glen and Creagan streets and display many native trees and shrubs from around the local region and Australia, particularly a large variety of Eremophilas. The garden is tended by local volunteers.
Travellers can stay in their own caravans or tents at the Wayside stop located on the corner of Creagan Street and Murphy Road. The wayside stop contains a covered barbecue area as well as well maintained play equipment and lawn. Within 100 metres of the wayside stop is Shubert's Walk, a nature walk displaying many native trees and shrubs in their natural setting.
With its neighbouring township Underbool Walpeup has an Australian rules football team (Walpeup-Underbool) in the Mallee Football League.
Golfers play at the course of the Walpeup Golf Club on Patchewollock Road.[4]
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- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Walpeup (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/LocationSearch?collection=Census&period=2006&areacode=SSC26909&producttype=QuickStats&breadcrumb=PL&action=401. Retrieved 2007-10-01.
- ^ Travelmate
- ^ Premier Postal History, Post Office List, https://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=VIC&country=, retrieved 2008-04-11
- ^ Golf Select, Walpeup, http://www.golfselect.com.au/armchair/courseView.aspx?course_id=1117, retrieved 2009-05-11
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