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Yellingbo

Coordinates: 37°49′S 145°31′E / 37.81°S 145.51°E / -37.81; 145.51
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Yellingbo
Town
Yellingbo is located in Melbourne
Yellingbo
Yellingbo
Map
Interactive map of Yellingbo
Coordinates: 37°49′S 145°31′E / 37.81°S 145.51°E / -37.81; 145.51
CountryAustralia
StateVictoria
LGA
Location
Government
 • State electorates
 • Federal division
Population
 • Total582 (2021 census)[2]
Postcode
3139
Localities around Yellingbo
Macclesfield Seville Hoddles Creek
Macclesfield Yellingbo Hoddles Creek
Macclesfield Cockatoo Gembrook

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.[2]

History

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The town formed around a store opened by James Claxton in 1883 next to Woori Yallock Creek, and was initially known as "Claxton".[3] 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".[4] The post office opened a receiving office around 1902 as "Parslow's" and a full post office in 1927[5] 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.[4][6] The post office was closed on 23 February 1991.[6]

The town today

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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

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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

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  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Yellingbo (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ a b "2021 Census QuickStats Yellingbo". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "Post Office List - Parslow". Phoenix Auctions History. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
  6. ^ a b "Post Office List - Yellingbo". Phoenix Auctions History. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
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