| Type: | town |
| Yalleroi | |
| State: | qld |
| Coordinates: | -24.068°N 145.7591°W |
| Postcode: | 4472 |
| Timezone: | AEST |
| Utc: | +10:00 |
| Lga: | Blackall-Tambo Region |
| Stategov: | Gregory |
| Fedgov: | Flynn |
Yalleroi is a rural town in the north of the locality of Blackall in the Blackall-Tambo Region, Queensland, Australia.[1]
The locality name is derived from pastoral run name and is an Aboriginal word, meaning stone/stony. The town of Yalleroi appears on a 1913 survey plan.[1]
Yalleroi State School opened on 2 February 1933 and closed in 1983.
The school is where Bill D'Arcy taught during the 1960's prior to embarking on a political career.[2] [3] On 1 November 2000, a jury found D'Arcy was guilty of 18 child sex charges, including three of rape, which occurred at Yalleroi State School.[4] On 17 November 2000, D'Arcy was sentenced to 14 years jail.[5] D'Arcy was released from prison in 2007.[6] He has continued to profess his innocence.[7]
