Type: | town |
Yelgun | |
State: | nsw |
Lga: | Byron Shire |
Postcode: | 2483 |
Coordinates: | -28.48°N 153.4983°W |
Pushpin Label Position: | left |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in New South Wales |
Stategov: | Ballina[1] |
Dist1: | 25 |
Location1: | Byron Bay |
Yelgun is a small valley in Byron Shire, Northern New South Wales, Australia.
Farmers grow bananas, mangoes, passionfruit and papaya.[2] Although in the past there were several dairy farms and the farming of beans, zucchinis. The valley is dominated by a prominent hill referred to as Chinamans Hill after a Chinese man who lived there until his death around the 1950s.
North Byron Parklands, a cultural, arts and music events venue, is located in Yelgun. The Falls Festival and Splendour in the Grass music festivals are held in the parklands.