About 2 hours east of Melbourne it is a former SEC (State Electricity Commission) village for the workers of the lical power plant. Houses were sold off to the locals in the 80's. Population 1500 it is small and hilly and in the unseasonally gray weather and few people around can seem a little bleak on occasion but lovely in sun and when close tobthe hills. However people are friendly when we speak. There are many churches including areas only mosque and a Serbian orthodox church. One shop on pub one Op shop. One cafe. Bowls club.swim pool and skate park.
Yallourn north was originally named Brown Coal Mine in 1917 when Brown Coal was first open cast mined. Workers lived in tents. Current name came in 1947.
The other nearby company town planned and maintained by the SEC company called just Yallourn was established 1920's. But then bulldozed during 70's to allow open cast mining to carry on where it resided.
area of brown shows extent of open cast mine
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