Yarrambat, Victoria
Encyclopedia
Yarrambat is a locality within Greater Melbourne beyond the Melbourne metropolitan area Urban Growth Boundary 32.5 km north-east from Melbourne's central business district
. Its Local Government Area is the Shire of Nillumbik
. At the 2006 Census, Yarrambat had a population of 1496.
The Post Office opened on 1 March 1910 as Tanck's Corner and was renamed Yarrambat around 1928.
and large prestige homes dot the landscape. Yarrambat has become one of Melbourne's affluent north eastern suburbs due to many of its properties being constructed on large allotments within relatively close proximity to the city.
It contains a post office, veterinarian clinic, child minding centre, recreation reserve, war memorial, a primary school called Yarrambat Primary School, a private school, general store and CFA
fire station, as well as a railway museum. Golfers play at the Yarrambat Park Golf Course on Yan Yean Road.
In 1978, Yarrambat celebrated its centenary including a festival at the primary school, which at that time was adjacent to the main T-intersection (which has been referred to as Tanck's Corner). The school was relocated to new buildings in the 1980s
. Further upgrades (in excess of $3 million (AUD)) to the school have occurred during 2007, the most prominent feature being 5 open plan classrooms, office redevelopment and a gymnasium (3/4 size basketball court). The school has spent significant time and effort into developing Inquiry Based Learning.
The Yarrambat-Plenty Little Athletics Club Competes as part of the Diamond Valley Little Athletics Centre.
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 Shire of Nillumbik
Shire of Nillumbik
The Shire of Nillumbik is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia. It contains some outer northern suburbs of Melbourne and rural localities beyond the urban area. It has an area of 435 square kilometres and has an estimated population of 62,837 people...
. At the 2006 Census, Yarrambat had a population of 1496.
History
Prominent as a gold mining area in the late 1800s, much of the land was surveyed and cleared for farming once the mining boom subsided.The Post Office opened on 1 March 1910 as Tanck's Corner and was renamed Yarrambat around 1928.
Today
Recently land has been allowed to be subdivided into 1 hectare allotments by the Shire of NillumbikShire of Nillumbik
The Shire of Nillumbik is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia. It contains some outer northern suburbs of Melbourne and rural localities beyond the urban area. It has an area of 435 square kilometres and has an estimated population of 62,837 people...
and large prestige homes dot the landscape. Yarrambat has become one of Melbourne's affluent north eastern suburbs due to many of its properties being constructed on large allotments within relatively close proximity to the city.
It contains a post office, veterinarian clinic, child minding centre, recreation reserve, war memorial, a primary school called Yarrambat Primary School, a private school, general store and CFA
Country Fire Authority
Country Fire Authority, or CFA, is the name of the fire service that provides firefighting and other emergency services to all of the country areas and regional townships within the state of Victoria, Australia, as well as large portions of the outer suburban areas and growth corridors of Melbourne...
fire station, as well as a railway museum. Golfers play at the Yarrambat Park Golf Course on Yan Yean Road.
In 1978, Yarrambat celebrated its centenary including a festival at the primary school, which at that time was adjacent to the main T-intersection (which has been referred to as Tanck's Corner). The school was relocated to new buildings in the 1980s
1980s
File:1980s decade montage.png|thumb|400px|From left, clockwise: The first Space Shuttle, Columbia, lifted off in 1981; American President Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev eased tensions between the two superpowers, leading to the end of the Cold War; The Fall of the Berlin Wall in...
. Further upgrades (in excess of $3 million (AUD)) to the school have occurred during 2007, the most prominent feature being 5 open plan classrooms, office redevelopment and a gymnasium (3/4 size basketball court). The school has spent significant time and effort into developing Inquiry Based Learning.
The Yarrambat-Plenty Little Athletics Club Competes as part of the Diamond Valley Little Athletics Centre.