Walpeup
Walpeup is a small town in the Mallee area of northwest Victoria, Australia. It is part of the Rural City of Mildura and is located on the Mallee Highway and th
| Walpeup Victoria | |||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 35°08′10″S 142°01′30″E / 35.13611°S 142.02500°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 158 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 3507 | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 69 m (226 ft) | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Rural City of Mildura | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Mildura | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Mallee | ||||||||||||||
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Walpeup is a small town in the Mallee area of northwest Victoria, Australia. It is part of the Rural City of Mildura and is located on the Mallee Highway and the Pinnaroo railway line. The town is between Ouyen and the South Australian border. It is 458 km (285 mi) northwest of Melbourne, the state capital, and 130 km (81 mi) southwest of Mildura, a larger nearby town. In 2016 census, 158 people lived in Walpeup.[1]
The name "Walpeup" comes from an Indigenous Australian word which could mean a stumpy tailed lizard or a local acacia.[2] Another source gives the name as meaning "big smoke."[3]
History
The town started when the railway came to the area. The post office opened on December 16, 1912. There is a smaller area called Paigne nearby, which had a post office from 1912 to 1916.[4]
Education
The Mallee Research Station in Walpeup was started in 1930 to study farming in dry areas.[5] It later became part of the Sunraysia Institute of TAFE. The station was taken over by the Department of Environment and Primary Industries (DEPI) in 2013.[6] The station also has an automatic weather station run by the Bureau of Meteorology.[7]
Walpeup Primary School opened on June 3, 1912, in a small hall called the "Little White Hall." A one-room school building was built in 1914, and a second room was added in 1927.[8] The school closed in April 2015, so the last five students had to go to school in Underbool.[9]
Walpeup South State School, also called Hungry Hut, opened in 1912 and closed in 1951. The school building was later moved and used as a changing room at the Walpeup Recreation Reserve.[10]
Facilities
The main places to visit in Walpeup are the Walpeup Memorial Hall on Glen Street and the Dryland Gardens on Creagan Street. The Memorial Hall has many old photos of local people who served in the World Wars. It also has a "welcome home" banner from the First World War that was found and fixed recently. The hall has a hand-made community tapestry made in 1989 which used 9,500 m (31,200 ft) of wool, with 230 colours. It took over 7,000 hours of stitching to make the tapestry.[11] The Dryland Gardens show many native trees and bushes from the area and Australia, especially many types of Eremophilas. Local volunteers take care of the garden.
The water at the Wayside stop is not safe to drink. Clean water tanks are outside the Memorial Hall on Glen Street where travelers can fill their tanks with water for drinking, cooking, and brushing teeth. Travelers can camp in their own caravans or tents at the Wayside stop at the corner of Creagan Street and Murphy Road. The stop has a covered barbecue area, playground equipment, and grass.[12] The General Store is open Monday to Friday until 5 pm and sells limited supplies. The post office is inside the General Store and is open about 5.5 hours each weekday but closed on weekends. Near the Wayside stop, about 100 meters away, is Shubert's Walk, a nature trail with many native trees and bushes in their natural place.
Sport
Walpeup and the nearby town Underbool used to have a combined Australian rules football team called Walpeup-Underbool. They played in the Mallee Football League until the league ended in 2015. People who like golf can play at the Walpeup Golf Club on Patchewollock Road.[13]
Climate
Walpeup and Hopetoun share the record for the highest temperature ever recorded in Victoria since 1910. They both reached 48.9 °C (120.0 °F) on January 27, 2026, during a very hot heat wave.[14]
| Climate data for Walpeup, elev. 105 m (344 ft) (1991–2020, extremes 1965–2026) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 48.9 (120.0) |
48.1 (118.6) |
42.6 (108.7) |
38.9 (102.0) |
30.0 (86.0) |
25.4 (77.7) |
27.0 (80.6) |
29.7 (85.5) |
35.4 (95.7) |
40.2 (104.4) |
45.2 (113.4) |
47.7 (117.9) |
48.9 (120.0) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 32.8 (91.0) |
32.1 (89.8) |
28.4 (83.1) |
23.7 (74.7) |
19.0 (66.2) |
15.6 (60.1) |
15.0 (59.0) |
16.8 (62.2) |
20.3 (68.5) |
24.3 (75.7) |
28.0 (82.4) |
30.5 (86.9) |
23.9 (75.0) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 15.9 (60.6) |
15.7 (60.3) |
13.1 (55.6) |
10.4 (50.7) |
7.9 (46.2) |
5.9 (42.6) |
5.0 (41.0) |
5.3 (41.5) |
7.1 (44.8) |
9.1 (48.4) |
11.9 (53.4) |
14.0 (57.2) |
10.1 (50.2) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 5.0 (41.0) |
4.2 (39.6) |
3.8 (38.8) |
0.6 (33.1) |
−0.9 (30.4) |
−1.0 (30.2) |
−2.0 (28.4) |
−2.2 (28.0) |
−2.2 (28.0) |
0.3 (32.5) |
1.3 (34.3) |
3.2 (37.8) |
−2.2 (28.0) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 26.3 (1.04) |
20.6 (0.81) |
14.4 (0.57) |
23.1 (0.91) |
23.4 (0.92) |
27.5 (1.08) |
28.2 (1.11) |
30.7 (1.21) |
31.8 (1.25) |
24.4 (0.96) |
26.4 (1.04) |
29.3 (1.15) |
306.3 (12.06) |
| Average rainy days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 2.7 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 4.1 | 5.3 | 6.4 | 6.3 | 5.0 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 47.7 |
| Source 1: Australian Bureau of Meteorology[15] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: Australian Broadcasting Corporation[14] | |||||||||||||
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Walpeup (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 2007-10-01.
- ↑ Walpeup, Victorian Places, https://www.victorianplaces.com.au/walpeup
- ↑ Walpeup and District Community Plan 2023-28, pg. 4, https://www.mildura.vic.gov.au/files/assets/public/document-resources/publications/community-plans/walpeup-community-plan-2014.pdf
- ↑ Phoenix Auctions History, Post Office List, retrieved 1 February 2021[permanent dead link]
- ↑ "WALPEUP RESEARCH FARM". The Argus (Melbourne). No. 27, 529. Victoria, Australia. 10 November 1934. p. 19. Retrieved 20 June 2026 – via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ 2013, 'DEPI to take over research station site", ABC News, 26 April 2013, https://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-04-26/depi-to-take-over-research-station-site/4652504
- ↑ Mallee Research Station Walpeup Archived 2013-12-19 at the Wayback Machine retrieved 2013-09-03.
- ↑ What Happened To All The Schools?. Local History Resource Centre. 1989. p. 76.
- ↑ Twomey, Shannon (25 February 2015). "Towns under threat as more small schools fear closure". Weekly Times. News Limited. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
- ↑ What Happened To All The Schools?. Local History Resource Centre. 1989. pp. 77–78.
- ↑ Walpeup, Vic, Mallee Highway Touring Route, https://malleehighway.com.au/html/walpeup.html
- ↑ Walpeup Wayside Stop, Mildura Rural City Council, https://www.mildura.vic.gov.au/Explore/Parks-and-recreation/Walpeup-Wayside-Stop
- ↑ Golf Select, Walpeup, retrieved 2009-05-11
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 Miles, Daniel (27 January 2026). "Victorian maximum temperature record broken as heatwave engulfs Australia". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
- ↑ "Climate statistics for Australian locations- WALPEUP RESEARCH". 8 July 2024.
Other websites
- The Mallee Research Station, a documentary movie made by the Victorian Department of Agriculture in 1959, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Cg-Fcn7fDQ
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