Minimay, Victoria
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Minimay Victoria |
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Entry into Minimay with the population signposted
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 Minimay
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| Coordinates | 36°43′S 141°11′E / 36.717°S 141.183°ECoordinates: 36°43′S 141°11′E / 36.717°S 141.183°E |
| Population | 253 (2011 census) |
| Postcode(s) | 3413 |
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| LGA(s) | Shire of West Wimmera |
| State electorate(s) | Lowan |
| Federal Division(s) | Mallee |
Minimay is a small town located in Victoria, Australia. The town is in the Shire of West Wimmera 25 kilometres (25,000 m) from the South Australian border, about halfway between Melbourne and Adelaide. At the 2011 census, Minimay and the surrounding area had a population of 253. A signpost outside the town lists the town's population at 9.
Farming is the main industry in Minimay and includes sheep and cattle breeding and arable crops. Center pivot irrigation is used to water crops and give satellite images of the area a characteristic patchwork pattern of green circles. Before agriculture, the area was quite wooded; at the time trees were cleared, agriculture in Australia was not advanced and initial attempts to grow crops required lots of manual labour, and the town consequently had a higher population.
Sports today in Minimay is extinct with locals travelling to other sporting clubs in the district—including football and netball clubs. Minimay originally had a golf club, basketball club, tennis club, racecourse, football club and cricket club.
Border Districts Football Netball Club was originally a combined team with Minimay and Frances and today also includes Goroke. The club plays in the Kowree-Naracoorte-Tatiara Football League. The football ground still exists. Border District football club won premiships in 1962, 1967, 1975, 1996, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1991, and 1992.
The Minimay Cricket Club is one of the oldest bodies in the district. Records are poor but, an old minute book suggests that the club was formed before 1896. The Minimay Cricket Club also won premierships during the 1900s. The cricket club now has been extinct for a long time.
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