Minyip, Victoria
Encyclopedia
Minyip is a town located in the Wimmera
Region of Victoria
, Australia
, 320 kilometres (199 mi) North West of Melbourne
. It is in the Shire of Yarriambiack local government area. At the 2006 census
, Minyip had a population of 579.
The name “Minyip“ is derived from the Aboriginal word for "Ashes".
The town is known as the Heart of the Wheat belt. Dryland agriculture especially grain production and handling is one of the region's major industries.
year, of the present timber building. In 1935 this building, which had an estimated weight of 50 tons, was moved by steam traction engine to its present site on the corner of Church and Carrol Streets. It took three days to move the structure the 6 km from its original foundations. On the way it very nearly toppled over when it reached a rabbit warren and the weight caused the warren to collapse.
St John's is a Gothic design which retains its fine octagonal steeple with belfry, 19th-century pipe organ, stained-glass lancet windows and pews, although the men no longer sit on the opposite side of the aisle to the women
The town's courthouse dates from 1886 and the old office of the local newspaper The Guardian (1885) has been converted into an historical research centre by the local historical society. The Club Hotel (1907), which featured in the 'Flying Doctor' show, and the Commercial Hotel (1908) are Edwardian buildings with wrought-iron lacework and leadlight windows. Violet's General Store dates from 1897.
Minyip Post Office opened on 1 May 1875.
, representing the fictional outback
town of Coopers Crossing.
The Flying Doctor's headquarters, Cooper's Crossing Garage, and Majestic Hotel are all located on Main street of the town and still visitable. However, they now have alternative uses as the Minyip Senior Citizen's Center, Emma's Internet Cafe and The Club Hotel respectively and a Men's Shed.. In the Club Hotel, there is a room filled with Flying Doctor's memorabilia including signed scripts and props from the shows.
The town has an Australian Rules football team, The Minyip/Murtoa Kookaburras, competing in the Wimmera Football League
.
Minyip main street currently boasts an IGA Supermarket, Post Office/Newsagent, Chemist Shop, Internet Cafe, Hairdresser, Butcher, Op-Shop, and Art and Craft Center as well as two Pubs: The Commercial and The Club.
The Children of Minyip attend a local Kindergarten and Primary School. There is a branch of the Dunmunkle Health Group on Church Street with a Doctor in attendance twice a week and a nurse on full time.
Minyip is also the home of the Dunmunkle Lodge Retirement Village.
Golfers play at the course of the Minyip Golf Club on Ubergangs Road.
There is also a Bowls green, and an outdoor Swimming pool.
The Minyip Lion's Club is very active, as is the Historical Society. As you wander around Minyip there are numerous plaques displaying the history of the town, with the biggest concentration being in the town square and outside the Senior Citizen's Center.
Minyip holds an agricultural fair every year: The Minyip A&P Show. This is held in October.Minyip also will play host in 2011 to the first "Made in Minyip:give it a go" art festival.
Wimmera
The Wimmera is a region in the west of the Australian state of Victoria.It covers the dryland farming area south of the range of Mallee scrub, east of the South Australia border and north of the Great Dividing Range...
Region of Victoria
Victoria (Australia)
Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, 320 kilometres (199 mi) North West of Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
. It is in the Shire of Yarriambiack local government area. At the 2006 census
Census in Australia
The Australian census is administered once every five years by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. The most recent census was conducted on 9 August 2011; the next will be conducted in 2016. Prior to the introduction of regular censuses in 1961, they had also been run in 1901, 1911, 1921, 1933,...
, Minyip had a population of 579.
The name “Minyip“ is derived from the Aboriginal word for "Ashes".
The town is known as the Heart of the Wheat belt. Dryland agriculture especially grain production and handling is one of the region's major industries.
History
The area was first settled by European selectors in the 1870s. The town became a railhead when the railway arrived from Murtoa in 1886. A grain shed was used to store local wheat until silos were built in 1939-40.St John's Lutheran Church The German Lutherans, fleeing religious persecution, came to the area around Minyip in the mid-to-late nineteenth century. One group formed at the tiny village of Kirchheim, 6 km south-west of Minyip. They built a weatherboard church there in 1875 but it was destroyed by a violent storm in 1889. This led to the construction, in that sameyear, of the present timber building. In 1935 this building, which had an estimated weight of 50 tons, was moved by steam traction engine to its present site on the corner of Church and Carrol Streets. It took three days to move the structure the 6 km from its original foundations. On the way it very nearly toppled over when it reached a rabbit warren and the weight caused the warren to collapse.
St John's is a Gothic design which retains its fine octagonal steeple with belfry, 19th-century pipe organ, stained-glass lancet windows and pews, although the men no longer sit on the opposite side of the aisle to the women
The town's courthouse dates from 1886 and the old office of the local newspaper The Guardian (1885) has been converted into an historical research centre by the local historical society. The Club Hotel (1907), which featured in the 'Flying Doctor' show, and the Commercial Hotel (1908) are Edwardian buildings with wrought-iron lacework and leadlight windows. Violet's General Store dates from 1897.
Minyip Post Office opened on 1 May 1875.
Today
Minyip was the filming location for exterior scenes in television series The Flying DoctorsThe Flying Doctors
The Flying Doctors is an Australian drama series produced by Crawford Productions that revolved around the everyday lifesaving efforts of the real Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia....
, representing the fictional outback
Outback
The Outback is the vast, remote, arid area of Australia, term colloquially can refer to any lands outside the main urban areas. The term "the outback" is generally used to refer to locations that are comparatively more remote than those areas named "the bush".-Overview:The outback is home to a...
town of Coopers Crossing.
The Flying Doctor's headquarters, Cooper's Crossing Garage, and Majestic Hotel are all located on Main street of the town and still visitable. However, they now have alternative uses as the Minyip Senior Citizen's Center, Emma's Internet Cafe and The Club Hotel respectively and a Men's Shed.. In the Club Hotel, there is a room filled with Flying Doctor's memorabilia including signed scripts and props from the shows.
The town has an Australian Rules football team, The Minyip/Murtoa Kookaburras, competing in the Wimmera Football League
Wimmera Football League
The Wimmera Football League is based in Western Victoria, with clubs located in towns in the Wimmera region. The regional centres along the Western Highway from Ararat to Nhill as well as Minyip-Murtoa and Warracknabeal.The league is a major country league....
.
Minyip main street currently boasts an IGA Supermarket, Post Office/Newsagent, Chemist Shop, Internet Cafe, Hairdresser, Butcher, Op-Shop, and Art and Craft Center as well as two Pubs: The Commercial and The Club.
The Children of Minyip attend a local Kindergarten and Primary School. There is a branch of the Dunmunkle Health Group on Church Street with a Doctor in attendance twice a week and a nurse on full time.
Minyip is also the home of the Dunmunkle Lodge Retirement Village.
Golfers play at the course of the Minyip Golf Club on Ubergangs Road.
There is also a Bowls green, and an outdoor Swimming pool.
The Minyip Lion's Club is very active, as is the Historical Society. As you wander around Minyip there are numerous plaques displaying the history of the town, with the biggest concentration being in the town square and outside the Senior Citizen's Center.
Minyip holds an agricultural fair every year: The Minyip A&P Show. This is held in October.Minyip also will play host in 2011 to the first "Made in Minyip:give it a go" art festival.