Yarram, Victoria

Yarram, Victoria

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


caption = The historic South Gippsland Creamery and Butter Factory, Yarram
lga = Shire of Wellington
postcode = 3971
est =
pop = 2106 (2006)Census 2006 AUS | id = SSC27091 | name = Yarram (State Suburb) | accessdate = 2007-10-01 | quick = on]
elevation=
maxtemp =
mintemp =
rainfall =
stategov = Gippsland South
fedgov = Gippsland
dist1 = 221
dir1 =
location1= Melbourne
dist2 = 59
dir2 =
location2= Traralgon
dist3 = 72
dir3 =
location3= Sale

Yarram is a town in Victoria, Australia. It is in the Shire of Wellington local government area. At the 2006 census, Yarram had a population of 2106. The town is the regional centre for a prosperous dairy-farming district.The town is located about 2 hours from Wilsons Promontory. Nearby towns include Welshpool, Alberton and Foster.

History

The Post Office opened on 1 February 1861 being known as Yarram Yarram until around 1925 shortly after the railway arrived in 1921. 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 ]

The Town today

Yarram is known for its local bakery, which has won the Great Australian Meat Pie competition for several years running.

The town has an Australian Rules football team competing in the Alberton Football League. Citation | last = Full Points Footy | title = Yarram | url = http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/Yarram.htm | accessdate = 2008-07-25 ] Yarram is the home of several former AFL footballers, including Royce Vardy and Anthony Banik (Richmond Tigers) and Andrew Dunkley (Sydney Swans). Although these players do not still play in the AFL, they are still very close to their old clubs.

ee also

*Yarram railway station

References


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