Minyip

Minyip
Evangelical Church (2010)
State :  Australia State : Victoria
Coordinates : 36 ° 27 ′  S , 142 ° 35 ′  E Coordinates: 36 ° 27 ′  S , 142 ° 35 ′  E Area : 1.7  km²
Residents : 390 (2016) Population density : 229 inhabitants per km²
Time zone : AEST (UTC +10) Postal code : 3392
Minyip

Minyip is a city in the Wimmera region of the Australian state of Victoria . The name of the city is derived from the Aboriginal word for "ashes".

The city calls itself the Heart of the wheat belt ( Heart of the Wheat Belt ) since it lies at the heart of Australia's largest wheat-growing region and the grain production of the largest industry is the region.

history

The region was settled by the first European settlers in the 1870s and a railway line reached the city in 1886 .

traffic

The two highways B210 and C236 cross in Minyip.

A railway line runs from Murtoa (branch of the Melbourne - Adelaide railway line ) through Minyip to Hopetoun , but is now only used sporadically in freight traffic.

Trivia

Minyip was used as a filming location for exterior shots of the fictional location Coopers Crossing in the television series The Flying Doctors . Even today you can find the lettering from series times on some buildings along the main street , memorabilia are displayed in Emma's Cafe .

Web links

• Minyip City website

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics : Minyip (L) ( English ) In: 2016 Census QuickStats . June 27, 2017. Retrieved April 19, 2020.