Tyabb, Victoria
| Tyabb Melbourne, Victoria | |||||||||||||||
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 Tyabb shopping strip at the intersection of Mornington-Tyabb Road and Frankston-Flinders Road | |||||||||||||||
| Population | 2670 (2006)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | Lua error: Unable to convert population "2670 (2006)'"`UNIQ--ref-00000000-QINU`"'" to a number. | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 3913 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 66.5 km2 (25.7 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Shire of Mornington Peninsula | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Hastings | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Flinders | ||||||||||||||
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Tyabb is a small town South East of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Its Local Government Area is the Shire of Mornington Peninsula. It is served by the Tyabb railway station on the Stony Point greater-metropolitan line.
History
The Post Office opened on 9 March 1891 shortly after the arrival of the railway in 1889. [3] The local area was well known as a fruit growing area in the early 20t century and was identified by the "TYCOS" brand, which was the name used by the local growers co-operative.
Today
Tyabb is a small township with a primary school, fire brigade, shopping street, motel, cafes and airfield. It is well known for its many antique shops. The largest, the Tyabb Packing House Antique Centre is housed in an historic Cool Store building dating from the areas fruit growing past. The Tyabb Packing House Antique Centre reputedly has one of the largest retail antique collections under one roof in the southern hemisphere. There are several other antique shops in the Tyabb township.
Tyabb is also known because of the Tyabb Airfield, which has been operating for over 30 years. The Airfield has hosted an internationally-recognised Air Show for several years. Tyabb airfield has plans to develop and expand its runways and helipads. This has met with objection from some residents of the town.
Recently there has been rapid residential development in the town. It also has its own cricket, baseball and football team known as the Yabbies competing in the Mornington Peninsula Nepean Football League.
Tyabb also has a Craft Village that boasts a number of artisans including a; dressmaker, potter, jeweller, quilt maker and painters / art gallery.
Tyabb is one of the few towns in Australia that does not have a pub. Although the town is over 100 years old it has never had a pub.
Tyabb has given its name to the Tyabb Fault, an ancient geological formation extending from Tyabb across the Peninsula to Mornington, and Tyabb Loam, the characteristic soil of the district.
Adjacent stations
Hastings
See also
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Tyabb (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 2007-10-01.
- ^ Tyabb, accessed 27 November 2006
- ^ Premier Postal History, Post Office List, retrieved 2008-04-11
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