Yuroke, Victoria Explained

Type:town
Yuroke
City:Melbourne
State:vic
Alternative Location Map:Australia Victoria metropolitan Melbourne
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in metropolitan Melbourne
Coordinates:-37.6°N 144.88°W
Pushpin Label Position:left
Lga:City of Hume
Postcode:3063
Pop:123
Elevation:240
Stategov:Kalkallo
Fedgov:Calwell
Dist1:26
Dir1:NW
Location1:Melbourne
Dist2:6
Dir2:W
Location2:Craigieburn
Near-Nw:Oaklands Junction
Near-N:Mickleham
Near-Ne:Mickleham
Near-W:Oaklands Junction
Near-E:Craigieburn
Mickleham
Near-Sw:Oaklands Junction
Near-S:Greenvale
Near-Se:Greenvale
Local Map:yes
Zoom:12

Yuroke is a bounded rural locality in Victoria, Australia, 26km (16miles) north-west of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Hume local government area. Yuroke recorded a population of 123 at the .

Yuroke is located adjacent to the Melbourne Metropolitan Area, beyond the Urban Growth Boundary.[1] It is located between Mickleham and Greenvale, on Mickleham Road.

History

Yuroke gets its name from an Indigenous word, "Eurok Iguana", the meaning of which remains unclear.[2] [3]

Yuroke Post Office opened around 1902 and closed in 1975.

Yuroke was the filming location for Melbourne band Painters & Dockers' single Nude School.

See also

Notes and References

  1. http://www.dse.vic.gov.au/melbourne2030online/content/popups/fig_ip02_01.html Urban Growth Boundary map
  2. Web site: Victoria place-names and their origin / by John George Saxton. 29 July 2022. Deakin University. en-AU.
  3. News: Name calling is serious. Miller. Jacinta. 8 July 1992. 8. Broadmeadows Observer.