Placement site information
Minyip
It is not unusual for first-time visitors to experience a sense of de ja vu when they first set foot in the small Wimmera town of Minyip. Chances are they have seen the historic streetscape before - on television. Minyip, 305 km north-west of Melbourne, was the setting for The Flying Doctors series and a Main Street sign reminds us that the Senior Citizens’ Club once doubled for the Cooper Crossing Flying Doctor Base. A lot of history has been absorbed in some of the town’s buildings but none has a more interesting background than St John’s Lutheran Church. The original church - built in 1875 by Lutherans who’d fled persecution in their native Silesia and Prussia - was lost in a violent storm in 1889 and rebuilt in the same year. In 1935 the wooden church was lifted on to a wagon and hauled by steam traction engine to its present site. Some of the older, Main Street buildings - including the post office and the historical research centre which occupies the old Guardian newspaper office - date back to the 1880s.
Other links:
http://www.dunmunkle.com.au/
‘Minyip – Health Information’
Students are encouraged to submit photos that they have taken during their town visits for posting at this site. The photos should be of buildings of interest and the natural environment. Photos may include the student, but not others without their permission. Please email photos to Scott Middleton smid@unimelb.edu.au with a brief note on the town name.
Past student comments/suggestions
Staff were very enthusiastic and welcoming (especially Casey)
Able to take part in many different activities
Very inclusive, lost of activities planned.
Fun activities with a very friendly and welcoming preceptor
The staff and our preceptor were really hospitable and caring. We enjoyed being included and introduced to the community.
Participation in ‘Men’s matters’, warm water exercises, taking charge of kinder nutrition day, following the placement GPs, the tour with Casey around Minyip, Murtoa, Rapunyip and a farm
Past student completed and suggested project ideas
Start planning the presentations earlier so that you get more pictures ready for your presentation
Learn about patient care and the benefits of focusing on the mental wellbeing of the patient.
A project focusing on Sunsmart health promotion undertaken by Dunmunkle health service