Yarra Glen
War memorial and hall
Is a town in Victoria, Australia, 40 km north-east from Melbourne’s central business district. Its Local Government Area is the Shire of Yarra Ranges. At the 2006 Census, Yarra Glen had a population of 2598. Yarra Glen is situated in the heart of the picturesque Yarra Valley wine country,& a favourite touring destination from Melbourne. In town there are Markets at the Racecourse,& 1st Sun each month. Mar: Grape Grazing Festival. Apr: Music Viva yarra Valley Festival. May: Yarra Valley Expo.
History
The Post Office opened on 11 January 1861 as Yarra Flats and was renamed Yarra Glen in 1889 when the railway arrived.
The Black Friday fires of 1939 badly damaged the area around Yarra Glen, as have the fires of 2009.
Sport
The town has an Australian Rules football team competing 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.
Yarra Valley Harness Racing Club conducts regular meetings at its racetrack in the town.
Yarra Glen railway station
Yarra Glen is the city-end terminus of the Healesville tourist railway.
Yarra Glen railway station, Melbourne
The first station on the site was built in 1888 – 1889 when the railway line was extended from Lilydale to Healesville. The settlement had been previously named Burgoyne, but when the railway was extended, the decision was made to rename it Yarra Glen. Though Yarra Glen was a small settlement, its station was often used for supplying Melbourne with produce from nearby farms.
The station closed along with the Healesville line in 1980. It sat idle for some years, and suffered some major fire damage to the roof, however the station is being restored as part of the Yarra Valley Tourist Railway, which is based out of Healesville. It currently opens on weekends and public holidays.
The Bushfires of late February / Early march 2009 caused destruction to much of the grassland and forrested areas of the Yarra Valley. This fire also caused the destruction of 2 timber trestle bridges between Yarra Glen Station and Heallesville (only 2 small bridges between these 2 stations were lost, the main bridges that were lost were the Yarra Flat Trestles. These were the bridges between Yarra Glen and Yering, visible from the Melba Hwy when approaching Yarra Glen. These other 6 bridges were not part of the Yarra Valley Railway). Many of the sleepers were also burnt out (sleepers over approx 2km of line were lost. This is outside the current running section of the Yarra Valley Railway). As a result, until reinstatement of the 2 bridges and rail to operating condition, Yarra Glen station is orphaned from the remaining part of the Heallesville Line.
Additional fire activity also caused the burning and destruction of the timber bridges between Yarra Glen and Coldstream, resulting in the possible elimination of any future opportunity of reinstatement of railway services to Lilydale, without a significant amount of money/time.
Evergreen Winery Tours
Evergreen Winery Tours
Evergreen Winery Tours offer small, friendly, unique and flexible tours of the Yarra Valley and Warburton Highway Wine Regions and surrounds. Our tours are designed to accommodate guests who wish to have an individual and luxurious touring experience. Unlike many other tours, transport is in a luxury Statesman sedan – and not in a bus or people mover. This important difference enhances the friendly personal approach shown by your hosts, Geoff Cooper or his driving partner Barbara Brandenberger. In general we offer tours for a minimum of two and a maximum of four people, however for large or corporate tours for 40-60 people see “Corporate Tours” below. Tours for 5-39 people are available by negotiation.
In general we offer tours for a minimum of two and a maximum of four people, however for group or corporate tours see below for details. Tours are available seven days a week and at short notice. We are flexible. We can tailor tours to suit your timetable, etc. Our Tours make great gifts for your friends and family. Enjoy the company of your friends or partner in peace and comfort. Enjoy a few drinks without the worry of driving. Share information and stories with your personal tour guide.
Yarra Valley Grape Grazing Festival
Yarra Valley Wineries present: On the Palate
13th & 14th November 2010
On the Palate is set to be a weekend devoted to all the best things that the Yarra Valley does so well – wine and food. Featuring 30 premium Yarra Valley wineries together with local restaurants, artisan food producers, Yarra Valley breweries and cider makers, this weekend will be a busy weekend jam packed full of events, activities and experiences for all to discover. Saturday will see the Yarra Valley come alive with wineries throwing open their doors to welcome you with specially planned activities for the On the Palate weekend. Choose from barrel tastings, masterclasses, museum tastings, breakfasts, lunches and winemakers’ dinners. Sunday will see the highlight event of the weekend. Taking places at the Yarra Valley Racing Centre, On the Palate will be a full day featuring the Yarra Valley’s finest food and wine with a busy programme planned including: 25 wineries offering tastings and sales of their wines, cooking demonstrations with Gabriel Gate, local restaurants preparing and selling food, local food producers offering tastings and sales of their goodies, a Wine Education theatre featuring Robert Hicks, children’s entertainment and live music. It’s a weekend not to be missed so mark the dates in your diary now. To be kept informed on this and other events and festivals in the Yarra Valley please visit Wine Yarra Valley. In the meantime, we hope to see you and your friends visiting us and enjoying all that the Yarra Valley has to offer very soon.
National Day of Thanksgiving
Flag Pole
The National Day of Thanksgiving is a unique opportunity for Australians to celebrate and give thanks for our God given heritage as a nation and to demonstrate the God given values of honour, respect, thankfulness and gratitude towards our fellow man that have made us the great nation we are. It is a day for us to pause as a nation and say thank you to God and to each other for those many things we often take for granted but which really make our lives worth living. Let us use this day to be a blessing to those who have been a blessing to us during the past year.
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