Discover Rupanyup
Rupanyup, is located in Northern Western Victoria some 3.5 hours drive (or 300km) from Melbourne.
Rupanyup's beginnings
Rupanyup was first surveyed in 1873. The town located on Dunmunkle Creek was originally known as Lallat but by 1876 had become known as Rupanyup, Aboriginal word meaning "branch hanging over water".
Originally known for its high yielding and quality cereal crops, in recent years Rupanyup is adding a new industry to it’s bow – tourism.
Like many regional towns Rupanyup has experienced a decline in population since then 1960s and so has decided to take it's future into it's own hands.
Rupanyup, A Town With Pulse.
The volume and tonnage of chickpea, lentil and fabas (pulses) , not to mention our cereal crops, which passes through this small community feeds thousands of people both locally and globally.
However with farms getting larger, there is less population to support town businesses .
So as part of the 2016 International Year of the Pulses initiative the Rupanyup community adopted its own brand and logo.
Rupanyup, A Town With Pulse !
The purpose of the brand and logo was to raise the profile of the town, and as those involved say "Put Rupanyup on the map !"
By attracting tourists and business investment to the town we hope will create a sustainable future for our town and region.
So Rupanyup is known as A Town With Pulse, not only because of it's great community spirit, but because of the tons and tons of chickpeas and lentils which can be grown around the area and the broader Wimmera region (season permitting).
Agriculture to Artisan
Tourism and interest in the town has been growing, thanks to the endless efforts of local volunteers.
Rupanyup now has many fabulous tourist attractions.
Things to do in
Rupanyup
Silo Art Trail
The Silo Art Trail is Australia’s largest outdoor gallery. The trail stretches over 200 kilometres, linking Brim, Lascelles, Patchewollock, Rosebery, Rupanyup, Sheep Hills, Nullawil and Sea Lake.
Providing an insight into the true spirit of the Wimmera Mallee, the trail recognises and celebrates the region’s people through a series of large-scale mural portraits painted onto grain silos, many of which date back to the 1930s.
The project saw a team of renowned artists from Australia and across the world visit the region, meet the locals and transform each grain silo into an epic work of art; each one telling a unique story about the host town.
The Silo Art Trail was conceived in 2016 after the success of the first silo artwork in Brim. What started as a small community project by the Brim Active Community Group, GrainCorp, Juddy Roller and artist, Guido van Helten resulted in widespread international media attention and an influx of visitors to the region and the idea for a trail was born.
The Silo Art Trail was created as a partnership between Yarriambiack Shire Council, international street art agency Juddy Roller, Victorian Government, Australian Government and GrainCorp, who donated the silos as canvases for the artists’ work.
Rupanyup, Julia Volchkova
Sea Lake, Drapl & The Zookeeper
Credit - Images and Videos
The Silo Art Trail was created as a partnership between Yarriambiack Shire Council, international street art agency Juddy Roller, Victorian Government, Australian Government and GrainCorp, who donated the silos as canvases for the artists’ work.