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Surveyed in 1875, Wycheproof is a small town on the edge of the Mallee. It is the site of the smallest mountain in Australia; Mount Wycheproof, which rises only 43 metres above the surrounding countryside.

Wycheproof is an unusual town with a very wide main street, named Broadway, and a huge grain silo. It is a service town for the surrounding cereal growing properties. The town is reportedly derived a local Aboriginal word,  'witchi-poorp', which meant 'grass on a hill' or 'reed on a hill', a reference to Mt Wycheproof.

The town offers a number of attractions for tourists, including Mount Wycheproof and the Wycheproof Museum.

• Population: 588 1
• Postcode: 3527
• Location: 277 km northwest of Melbourne
• Main Roads: Calder Hwy A79
• Radio Stations: FM: ABC Central Victoria (91.1 MHz), ABC Classic (92.7 MHz), ABC News on Radio (89.5 MHz), Gold Central Victoria (98.3 MHz), Hit 91.9 (91.9 MHz), SBS Radio (95.7 MHz), Triple J (90.3 MHz), Triple M (93.5 MHz) and Vision Radio Australia (88.7 MHz). AM: ABC Radio Melbourne (774 kHz), ABC Riverina (675 kHz), ABC RN (621 kHz), ABC Wimmera (594 kHz), Gold Central Victoria (1071 kHz) and RSN Racing & Sport (945 kHz)

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	Broadway: The CBD of Wycheproof shown here with the old railway line up the centre of Broadway (Calder Hwy), 2003. Image © Jamie Scuglia
	Wycheproof Town Centre: Broadway (Calder Hwy) as it passes through the town centre, 2003. Image © Jamie Scuglia
	Wycheproof: View over the town from Mt Wycheproof, 2003. Image © Jamie Scuglia

1 Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2016 Census QuickStats

Last updated: 02 Dec 2019 18:58

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