Yarwun

History

Yarwun Provisional School opened on 5 June 1906. It became Yarwun State School on 1 January 1909. The school was relocated to the centre of town in the late 1990s in a land swap with Queensland Rail as part of the straightening and duplication of the North Coast railway line. The Yarwun-Targinnie Co-operative Association was established in 1924 to market locally-grown fruit. The district was well known for its pawpaws. In 1963 the Co-op established a store at 60 Butler Street to provide goods needed for fruit production, such as timber cases. Later the store expanded to general goods for the community and postal services. In June 2003, the Yarwun railway station was relocated to the Calliope River Historical Village as its ticket office and kiosk. In March 2005, Rio Tinto Alcan opened an alumina refinery in Yarwun. Bauxite from Weipa is processed by the Bayer process into alumina. The refinery was expanded in 2012 including a 160 megawatt co-generation facility, which converts heat into electricity.

Geography

The North Coast railway line enters the locality from the south-west (Byellee), passes to the north of the town, and then exits to the south-east (Aldoga). * Fishermans Landing railway station on a branch line () The terrain ranges from above sea level; there are no named peaks.

Most-observed species

• Rainbow Lorikeet

  Trichoglossus haematodus (Linnaeus, 1771) · Aves
  1,328
• Torresian Crow

  Corvus orru Bonaparte, 1850 · Aves
  1,207
• Brown Honeyeater

  Lichmera indistincta (Vigors & Horsfield, 1827) · Aves
  960
• Laughing Kookaburra

  Dacelo novaeguineae (Hermann, 1783) · Aves
  870
• Peaceful Dove

  Geopelia placida Gould, 1844 · Aves
  836
• Willie-wagtail

  Rhipidura leucophrys (Latham, 1802) · Aves
  799
• Blue-faced Honeyeater

  Entomyzon cyanotis (Latham, 1801) · Aves
  754
• Double-barred Finch

  Taeniopygia bichenovii (Vigors & Horsfield, 1827) · Aves
  747