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Woori Yallock is a town in Victoria, Australia, 56 km east of Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the Shire of Yarra Ranges. At the 2006 Census, Woori Yallock had a population of 2810. The Post Office opened on 1 July 1886 as Woori Yalloak, changing its name to the current spelling in around 1911. It contains a school, a football oval, a shopping area and a radio station [[http://www.woorips.vic.edu.au/], and is passed by the Warburton Trail, a walk and cycle track along the dismantled former Warburton railway line. It also has a bottle shop and a pub located on the Old Warburton Highway. There are two service stations located on either end of Woori Yallock on the Warburton Highway. There is also a branch of the Bendigo Bank within the shopping centre. Currently, Woori has a butcher, an IGA, a greengrocer, a newagency - which has an attached cafe, three hair salons, a chemist, a community centre, a costume hire shop, an auto parts shop, an opportunity shop, two real estate agents, a fish and chip shop, a pizza shop, a video rental store, a mowing store and a pet supplies store. The Woori Bakery is famous for its award winning pies and is a regular stop on the Warburton trail for riders and walkers alike. It is serviced by the bus route operated by Service. The town has an Australian Rules football team, the Woori Tigers, competing in the Yarra Valley Mountain District Football League. The Yarra Valley Orchid Society meets monthly at the Woori Yallock Primary School. |
