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'''Yellingbo''' is a town in [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]], [[Australia]],48 km east from Melbourne's [[Melbourne city centre|central business district]]. Its [[Local Government Areas of Victoria|Local Government Area]] is the [[Shire of Yarra Ranges]]. At the [[Census in Australia#2006|2006 Census]], Yellingbo had a population of 210.<ref name="ABS">{{Census 2006 AUS |
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==History== |
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The Post Office opened around 1902 as Parslow's, was renamed Yellingbo in 1946 and closed in 1991.<ref name = "a">{{Citation |
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The Post Office opened around 1902 as Parslow's, was renamed Yellingbo in 1946 and closed in 1991.<ref name = "a">{{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 }}</ref> |
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==The Town today== |
==The Town today== |
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Yellingbo's town area contains a public hall, [[Country Fire Authority|CFA]], general store, primary school and tennis courts, as well as the Waterfall Art Gallery. Nearby is the Yellingbo State Nature Reserve, one of the last remaining homes in the wild (along with [[Bunyip, Victoria|Bunyip]] State Park) of the [[Yellow-tufted Honeyeater|Helmeted Honeyeater]], one of Victoria's official emblems. |
Yellingbo's town area contains a public hall, [[Country Fire Authority|CFA]], general store, primary school and tennis courts, as well as the Waterfall Art Gallery. Nearby is the Yellingbo State Nature Reserve, one of the last remaining homes in the wild (along with [[Bunyip, Victoria|Bunyip]] State Park) of the [[Yellow-tufted Honeyeater|Helmeted Honeyeater]], one of Victoria's official emblems. |
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| Population | 210[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 3139 | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Shire of Yarra Ranges | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Monbulk, Gembrook | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | McEwen | ||||||||||||||
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Yellingbo is a town in Victoria, Australia,48 km east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the Shire of Yarra Ranges. At the 2006 Census, Yellingbo had a population of 210.[1]
History
The Post Office opened around 1902 as Parslow's, was renamed Yellingbo in 1946 and closed in 1991.[2]
The Town today
Yellingbo's town area contains a public hall, CFA, general store, primary school and tennis courts, as well as the Waterfall Art Gallery. Nearby is the Yellingbo State Nature Reserve, one of the last remaining homes in the wild (along with Bunyip State Park) of the Helmeted Honeyeater, one of Victoria's official emblems.
References
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Yellingbo (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 2007-08-17.
- ^ Premier Postal History, Post Office List, retrieved 2008-04-11
External links
Google Street View- Yellingbo- Parslows Road Template:Mapit-AUS-suburbscale
- Helmeted Honeyeater (ABC - George Negus Tonight) 1 September 2004
- Fact Sheet - Helmeted Honeyeater (Zoology Victoria)
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