Irymple, Victoria

Infobox Australian Place | type = town
name = Irymple
state = vic

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caption = The Calder Highway, passing through Irymple.
lga = Rural City of Mildura
postcode = 3498
est =
pop = 5,740
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stategov = Mildura
fedgov = Mallee
dist1 = 535
dir1 = NW
location1= Melbourne
dist2 = 8
dir2 = S
location2= Mildura

Irymple is a town in the state of Victoria in Australia. Located in the region of Sunraysia in the far North-West Victoria Irymple is 6 km south of Mildura and 550 km northwest of Melbourne. At the 2006 census, Irymple and the surrounding area had a population of 5,740.Census 2006 AUS
id=SSC25813
name=Irymple (State Suburb)
accessdate=2007-08-04
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The township was established soon after Mildura, the Post Office opening on February 17, 1892.Citation
last = Premier Postal History | title = Post Office List | url = https://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=VIC&country= | accessdate = 2008-04-11 ]

It is known for the IPC (Irymple Packing Co.) sultanas. The township has one kindergarten (Irymple Kindergarten), two primary schools (Irymple Primary School and Irymple South Primary School), one secondary school (Irymple Secondary College, years 7-10) and one P-12 Baptist school (Mildura Baptist School).

Irymple is rich in sporting facilities and clubs, including a football and netball club, a soccer club, a lawn bowls club, a bocce club, a swimming club and a basketball club, all of which have home grounds located in the township. It also has two fish and chip shops.

The town has a progress association who meet on an 'as needs' basis.

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