Yallourn North, Victoria

Yallourn North, Victoria

Infobox Australian Place | type = town
name = Yallourn North
state = vic


caption =
lga = City of Latrobe
postcode = 3825
est =
pop = 1448 (2006)Census 2006 AUS | id = SSC27071 | name = Yallourn North (State Suburb) | accessdate = 2007-10-01 | quick = on]
elevation=
maxtemp =
mintemp =
rainfall =
stategov = Morwell
fedgov = McMillan
dist1 = 152
dir1 = E
location1= Melbourne
dist2 = 18
dir2 = NE
location2= Moe
dist3 = 15
dir3 = N
location3= Morwell
near-nw = Tanjil South
near-n = Moondarra
near-ne = Tyers
near-w = Tanjil South
near-e = Traralgon
near-sw = Hernes Oak
near-s = Morwell
near-se = Morwell

Yallourn North is a small country town in the City of Latrobe, Victoria, Australia. Approximately a 10 minute drive north-east of Moe, the town holds many churches, including the only Serbian Orthodox Church in the region. At the 2006 census, Yallourn North had a population of 1448.

The Post Office opened on 3 September 1917 as Brown Coal Mine and was renamed Yallourn North in 1947. 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 ]

Sports available within this tiny hilltop town are, Australian rules football, Cricket, Bowls, Netball, Angling, Carpet Bowls, Social Golf Club. These sports also have a fair size junior element.The town has an Australian Rules football team Yallourn-Yallourn North competing in the Mid Gippsland Football League.

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