Yamba, South Australia

Yamba
South Australia
Yamba is located in South Australia
Yamba
Yamba
Coordinates34°22′S 140°52′E / 34.36°S 140.86°E / -34.36; 140.86
Postcode(s)5340
Elevation27 m (89 ft)[1]
Location17 km (11 mi) southeast of Renmark
State electorate(s)Chaffey
Federal division(s)Barker
Localities around Yamba:
Wonuarra
Pike River Yamba Murray-Sunset (Victoria)
Taldra
Footnotes[2]

Yamba is a locality in the eastern Riverland of South Australia. It is the last place in South Australia on the Sturt Highway before crossing into Victoria. It is the site of a permanent fruit fly inspection checkpoint, and a large advertisement in the shape of an arc of a vehicle tyre spanning the road.

Yamba was previously served by a station on the Barmera railway line.

Fruit fly checkpoint

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On the westward journey, Yamba is the first place in South Australia on the Sturt Highway, and is usually a mandatory stop at the fruit fly biosecurity checkpoint as fruit is not permitted to be carried into South Australia to preserve the state's fruit-fly-free status. The checkpoint has operated since 1957,[3] when it was quickly established in response to a fruit fly outbreak at Mildura.[4] The primary threat on this route is Queensland fruit fly.

References

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  1. ^ "Placename Details: Yamba Railway Station". Property Location Browser Report. Government of South Australia. 9 May 2008. SA0029523. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
  2. ^ "Placename Details: Yamba (LOCB)". Property Location Browser Report. Government of South Australia. 7 November 2011. SA0029515. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
  3. ^ "Yamba". History of Agriculture in South Australia. Primary Industries and Resources South Australia. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
  4. ^ "Swift action after outbreak of fruit fly in Mildura area" (PDF). The Murray Pioneer. 14 March 1957. Retrieved 24 February 2018.