Woori Yallock, Victoria

Infobox Australian Place | type = town
name = Woori Yallock
state = vic


caption =
lga = Shire of Yarra Ranges
postcode = 3139
pop = 2810 (2006)Census 2006 AUS | id = SSC27041 | name = Woori Yallock (State Suburb) | accessdate = 2007-10-01 | quick = on]
est =
elevation= 154
stategov = Gembrook, Seymour
fedgov = McEwen
dist1 = 57
location1= Melbourne
dist2 = 19
location2= Lilydale
near-nw = Gruyere
near-n = Badger Creek
near-ne = Don Valley
near-w = Seville East
near-e = Launching Place
near-sw = Seville
near-s = Hoddles Creek
near-se = Launching Place

Woori Yallock is a town east of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, along the Warburton Highway. Its Local Government Area is the Shire of Yarra Ranges. At the 2006 census, Woori Yallock had a population of 2810.

The Post Office opened on 1 July 1886 as Woori Yalloak changing its name to the current spelling in around 1911.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 contains a [http://www.woorips.vic.edu.au/ primary school] , a sports and recreation complex, a shopping area and a radio station, and is passed by the Warburton Trail, a walk and cycle track along a dismantled railway line. Most importantly it also has a bottle shop and a pub.

It is serviced by the 683 bus route operated by [http://www.martyrs.com.au/ Martyrs Bus Service] .

The town has an Australian Rules football team competing in the Yarra Valley Mountain District Football League.

ee also

Woori Yallock railway station

References

External links

* [http://www.yarraranges.vic.gov.au/page/Page.asp?Page_Id=1713&h=1 Woori Yallock Precinct Brochure] (Shire of Yarra Ranges)