Yellingbo, Victoria
| Yellingbo Victoria | |||||||||||||||
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  Yellingbo | |||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 37°49′S 145°31′E / 37.81°S 145.51°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 582 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 3139 | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Shire of Yarra Ranges | ||||||||||||||
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| Federal division(s) | Casey | ||||||||||||||
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Yellingbo is a town in Victoria, Australia, 48 km east from Melbourne's central business district, located within the Shire of Yarra Ranges local government area. Yellingbo recorded a population of 582 at the 2021 census.[1]
History
[edit]The town formed around a store opened by James Claxton in 1883 next to Woori Yallock Creek, and was initially known as "Claxton".[2] When Claxton died his brother-in-law Henry Parslow and nephew Christopher John Parslow continued to run the store, and built a bridge over the Woori Yallock Creek there, whence the town was known as "Parslow's Bridge".[3] The post office opened a receiving office around 1902 as "Parslow's" and a full post office in 1927[4] with Christopher Parslow as postmaster. In August 1946 it was renamed "Yellingbo" after the last Aboriginal resident, his name literally meaning "today" in the Woiwurrung language.[3][5] The post office was closed on 23 February 1991.[5]
The town today
[edit]Yellingbo's town area contains a public hall, CFA, general store and tennis courts, as well as the Waterfall Art Gallery. The primary school closed in 2015.
Biodiversity
[edit]Nearby is the Yellingbo Nature Conservation Reserve, which contains three of the state of Victoria's emblems: The last remaining wild population of the state bird, the helmeted honeyeater (Lichenostomus melanops cassidix). The geographically isolated state animal, Leadbeater's possum (Gymnobelideus leadbeateri). Finally, common-pink heath (Epacris impressa) is the state floral emblem.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "2021 Census QuickStats Yellingbo". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
- ^ Kasel, Sabine (2001). "Human and Natural Impacts on the Upper Yarra Region with Reference to the Yellingbo Nature Conservation Reserve: a Review". The Victorian Naturalist. 118 (4): 127–141, page 129.
- ^ a b "The A-Z story of Melbourne's suburbs: Yellingbo". Herald Sun. Melbourne. 7 January 2014. Archived from the original on 7 January 2014.
- ^ "Post Office List - Parslow". Phoenix Auctions History. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
- ^ a b "Post Office List - Yellingbo". Phoenix Auctions History. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
External links
[edit]- Google Street View- Yellingbo- Parslows Road
- Helmeted Honeyeater (ABC - George Negus Tonight) 1 September 2004
- Fact Sheet - Helmeted Honeyeater (Zoology Victoria)
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