Yarra Glen
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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 Template:CensusAU.<ref name=ABS2021/>
History
The Ryrie brothers (William, James and Donald) were the first Europeans to settle in the area, when they established the Template:Convert 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.<ref>Template:Citation</ref> Joseph Furphy, often regarded as the father of the Australian novel, was born on the station in 1843.<ref>Template:Citation</ref>
The Post Office opened on 11 January 1861 as Yarra Flats and was renamed Yarra Glen in 1889 when the railway arrived.<ref name = "a">Template:Citation</ref>
The now National Trust-listed Yarra Glen Grand Hotel was established in 1888.<ref name="YarraGlen">Template:Citation</ref> Its four story Italianate tower was added subsequent to the construction of the original hotel building.<ref name="YarraGlen" />
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.<ref name = "RaceClub">Template:Citation</ref>
Yarra Valley Harness Racing Club conducts regular meetings at its racetrack in the town.<ref name = "harness">Template:Citation</ref>
See also
References
External links
- Yarra Glen - Tourism Victoria website
- Yarra Glen Website