Yallambie, Victoria
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Yallambie is a suburb in Melbourne
, Victoria
, Australia
, 16 km north-east from Melbourne's central business district
. Its Local Government Area is the City of Banyule. At the 2006 Census, Yallambie had a population of 4267.
Yallambie is a residential suburb stretched between Greensborough Road to the west and the Plenty River on its east. Its southern border is Lower Plenty Road and Yallambie Road in the north.
The predominant feature in Yallambie is the Simpson Army Barracks
. Originally known as the Watsonia Military Camp it was set up during the Second World War
.
Yallambie's residential population almost doubled when a large parcel of reserved land behind the barracks was converted to residential use following rationalisation of military facilities during the late 1980s.
Yallambie is home to the Federal Government agency Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency
(ARPANSA).
Yallambie has never had a post office of that name, however the Simpson Barracks Post Office opened on 31 March 1987 replacing the Macleod office open since 1923, and was closed in 1996. A Watsonia Military office was open from 1942 until 1946 and a Watsonia Camp office was open from 1948 until 1952.
Melbourne
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, Victoria
Victoria (Australia)
Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....
, Australia
Australia
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, 16 km north-east from Melbourne's central business district
Melbourne city centre
Melbourne City Centre is an area of Melbourne in Victoria, Australia. It is not to be confused with the larger local government area of the City of Melbourne...
. Its Local Government Area is the City of Banyule. At the 2006 Census, Yallambie had a population of 4267.
Yallambie is a residential suburb stretched between Greensborough Road to the west and the Plenty River on its east. Its southern border is Lower Plenty Road and Yallambie Road in the north.
The predominant feature in Yallambie is the Simpson Army Barracks
Simpson Barracks
Simpson Barracks is an Australian Army facility in the suburb of Macleod in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.Simpson Barracks is home to the DFSS , Financial Services Unit, Defence Force School of Music, Land Warfare Centre and the headquarters of 4th Brigade...
. Originally known as the Watsonia Military Camp it was set up during the Second World War
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
.
Yallambie's residential population almost doubled when a large parcel of reserved land behind the barracks was converted to residential use following rationalisation of military facilities during the late 1980s.
Yallambie is home to the Federal Government agency Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency
Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency
The Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency is an Australian body that monitors and identifies solar radiation and nuclear radiation risks to the population of Australia....
(ARPANSA).
Yallambie has never had a post office of that name, however the Simpson Barracks Post Office opened on 31 March 1987 replacing the Macleod office open since 1923, and was closed in 1996. A Watsonia Military office was open from 1942 until 1946 and a Watsonia Camp office was open from 1948 until 1952.
See also
- City of HeidelbergCity of HeidelbergThe City of Heidelberg was a Local Government Area located about northeast of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The city covered an area of , and existed from 1840 until 1994.-History:...
- the former local government area of which Yallambie was a part.