Yarram - VIC RVFT
Yarram is situated in the South Gippsland, and is only 2.5 hours from Melbourne. The town was gazetted in 1893; however, was originally known as ‘Yarram Yarram’ until 1924; the origins of the name are thought to have originated from an Aboriginal phrase meaning ‘plenty of water’. Today, Yarram is still a rural farming town with a population of 2,100 people. Yarram offer RV travellers a wide variety of free services, including 24 hour parking at Tarra River Rec Area, 96 hour parking at White Woman’s Waterhole, and a dump point and potable water which can be found along Buckley Street.Yarram is a wonderful place to visit, especially for RV travellers. The town is in close proximity to Ninety Mile Beach, the spectacular cool rainforest of the Tarra-Bulga National Park, the Strzelecki Ranges and Wilsons Promontory. Tourist/Visitor Centre Yarram VIC & Art Gallery8 Rodger St, Yarram VICPh: 03 5182 6553 Open 10.00am - 3.00pmCasual Parking Lawler St (behind Library)Short Term Parking Tarra River Rest Area, South Gippsland Hwy, 24hr; Port Albert Foreshore, 24hrLong Term Parking White Woman's Waterhole, Won Wron Woddside Rd, (96hr)Dump Point Railway AvePotable Water Railway AveHospital Yarram District Health Service, 20 Nicol St, Ph: 03 5182 0222Pharmacy Advantage Pharmacy, 199 commercial Rd, Ph: 03 5182 5005; Neilson's Pharmacy, 247 Commercial Rd, Ph: 03 5182 5042Supermarket Woolworths, 17 James St, Ph: 1300 767 969; Foodworks, 261 Commercial Rd, Ph: 03 5182 5003
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