Rupanyup ( ) is a small town in rural Victoria, Australia. As of the , it had a population of 536. The name Rupanyup is an Aboriginal word meaning 'branch hanging over water'.Rupanyup
– ''Yarriambiack Shire Council'' The Post Office opened on 22 February 1875 as Karkarooc and was renamed Rupanyup in 1876. The town used to be in the Shire of Dunmunkle but was allocated to the Shire of Yarriambiack when Victoria's municipalities were re-organized in the 1990s. The town has an Australian rules football team competing in the

Horsham & District Football League The Horsham & District Football League is an amateur Australian rules football league based in the Wimmera area of Western Victoria. History The league in its present form was created in 1946. Prior to World War 2 a number of local leagues ex ...

. Golfers play at the course of the Rupanyup Golf Club on Frayne Avenue. The town has art in the

Silo Art Trail A silo (from the Greek σιρός – ''siros'', "pit for holding grain") is a structure for storing bulk materials. Silos are used in agriculture to store fermented feed known as silage, not to be confused with a grain bin, which is used t ...

which also includes Sheep Hills, Brim, Rosebury, Lascelles and Patchewollock.

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Community web site
*http://siloarttrail.com/home/ Wimmera {{GrampiansAU-geo-stub