Yallourn North

Yallourn North Victoria
Homes on the undulating street of Marshall Street with a view of Harmony Hills in the background.
Yallourn North
Coordinates	38°10′S 146°22′E / 38.167°S 146.367°E / -38.167; 146.367
Population	1,545 (2016 census)[1]
Established	1917
Postcode(s)	3825
Elevation	154 m (505 ft)[2]
Location	152 km (94 mi) E of Melbourne 18 km (11 mi) NE of Moe 15 km (9 mi) N of Morwell
LGA(s)	City of Latrobe Shire of Baw Baw
State electorate(s)	Morwell
Federal division(s)	Gippsland Monash
Website	Yallourn North
Mean max temp[2] Mean min temp[2] Annual rainfall[2] 18.2 °C 65 °F 8.9 °C 48 °F 889.6 mm 35 in
Localities around Yallourn North: Tanjil South Moondarra Tyers Tanjil South Yallourn North Traralgon Hernes Oak Morwell Morwell

Yallourn North is a town in the City of Latrobe, Victoria, Australia. It is approximately eight kilometres north-east of Moe, and 146 kilometres south-east of Melbourne. Prior to 1947 Yallourn North was known as "Brown Coal Mine".

The Post Office opened on 3 September 1917 as Brown Coal Mine and was renamed Yallourn North in 1947.^[3]

This tiny hilltop town contains many churches, including the only Serbian Orthodox Church and Mosque in the region. Sports available are Australian rules football, cricket, lawn bowls and carpet bowls, netball and angling. There is a Social Golf Club, and pistol club. The town has an Australian Rules football team, Yallourn-Yallourn North, which competes in the North Gippsland Football League.