Yarra Glen, Victoria

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Yarra Glen
Victoria
Grand Hotel
Yarra Glen is located in Melbourne
Yarra Glen
Yarra Glen
Location in metropolitan Melbourne
Map
Coordinates37°38′56″S 145°22′19″E / 37.64889°S 145.37194°E / -37.64889; 145.37194
Population3,012 (2021 census)[1]
 • Density85.81/km2 (222.3/sq mi)
Postcode(s)3775
Elevation99 m (325 ft)
Area35.1 km2 (13.6 sq mi)
Location
LGA(s)Shire of Yarra Ranges
State electorate(s)Eildon
Federal division(s)Casey[2]
Localities around Yarra Glen:
Christmas Hills Steels Creek Dixons Creek
Christmas Hills Yarra Glen Tarrawarra
Christmas Hills Yering Coldstream
Aerial view of Yarra Glen
War memorial and hall

Yarra Glen is a town in Victoria, Australia, 55 km north-east from Melbourne's central business district, located within the Shire of Yarra Ranges local government area. Yarra Glen recorded a population of 3,012 at the 2021 census.[1]

History

The Ryrie brothers (William, James and Donald) were the first Europeans to settle in the area, when they established the 17,000-hectare (43,000-acre) Yering run in 1837 after droving their cattle from NSW. The brothers planted the first grape vines in the Yarra Valley in 1838 and produced their first wine in 1845.[3] Joseph Furphy, often regarded as the father of the Australian novel, was born on the station in 1843.[4]

The Post Office opened on 11 January 1861 as Yarra Flats and was renamed Yarra Glen in 1889 when the railway arrived.[5]

The now National Trust-listed Yarra Glen Grand Hotel was established in 1888.[6] Its four story Italianate tower was added subsequent to the construction of the original hotel building.[6]

The Black Friday fires of 1939 badly damaged the area around Yarra Glen, as did the fires of 2009.

Sport

The town has an Australian Rules football team, Yarra Glen Football Club that competes in the Yarra Valley Mountain District Football League.

Yarra Glen has a horse racing club, Yarra Valley Racing, which schedules around nine race meetings a year including the Yarra Glen Cup meeting in March.[7]

Yarra Valley Harness Racing Club conducts regular meetings at its racetrack in the town. [8]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "2021 Census QuickStats Yarra Glen". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
  2. ^ "Profile of the electoral division of Casey (Vic)". Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
  3. ^ Yarra Glen, Heritage Australia, retrieved 10 January 2011
  4. ^ COLLINS FAMILY HISTORY - General Information, retrieved 10 January 2011
  5. ^ Phoenix Auctions History, Post Office List, retrieved 11 February 2021
  6. ^ a b Yarra Glen, Tourism Victoria, retrieved 25 July 2011
  7. ^ Yarra Valley Racing, retrieved 2 September 2010
  8. ^ Australian Harness Racing, Yarra Valley, retrieved 11 May 2009
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