page_title: Yarrambat, Victoria
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Yarrambat, Victoria / History
caption_attribution_description: English: St Michael's Anglican church in Yarrambat, Victoria
context_page_description: Yarrambat is a town in Victoria, Australia, 24 km north-east of Melbourne's Central Business District, within the Shire of Nillumbik local government area. Yarrambat recorded a population of 1,588 at the 2016 census.
  Yarrambat is located within Greater Melbourne, beyond the Melbourne metropolitan area Urban Growth Boundary.
context_section_description: Prominent as a gold mining area in the late 19th century, much of the land was surveyed and cleared for farming once the mining boom subsided. The area was rich with local orchards including well known local farming family the Stuchbery's. Church services began in the area in 1884 with many denomination using the local schoolhouse. After purchasing land and working with local builders the St Michaels Anglican Church was officially opened on 21st February 1954. 
  The Post Office opened on 1 March 1910 as Tanck's Corner and was renamed Yarrambat around 1928.
  It is unknown why the name was changed however Yarrambat is named from a Woiwurrung word meaning "high hills" or "pleasant views". The initial choice of residents was to rename the area Kanangra however it was decided it was too close to the Queensland township name of Kanungra.
caption: Yarrambat Anglican Church
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