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Yurunga Homestead

Locality: Rainbow, Victoria

Phone: +61 428 951 233

Address: Cust Street 3424 Rainbow, VIC, Australia

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25.01.2022 Annual General Meeting Yurunga Homestead Committee of Management. Thursday September 17th 2020 at 7:30 pm Due to Covid-19 this meeting will be held via ZOOM. Please contact me for the meeting link if you wish to attend.... All welcome. Peter Solly - Secretary, ph 0428 951 233 See more

25.01.2022 Thanks to Heritage Victoria's Living Heritage Grants Program, Yurunga's north and west verandah is about to be rebuilt. Three representatives from Heritage Victoria visited the site on February 12 to mark the commencement of the project. They were photographed with heritage consultants Dr Gary Hill and Elaine Doling, Jeff Woodward from Hindmarsh Shire and Yurunga Committee Chairperson Jenny Solly. Thanks to Simon Landrigan for the photo. Work should be completed in April.

24.01.2022 Bags of Yurunga Licola plums are now available at the Rainbow craft shop. The plums are ideal for eating fresh, stewing or for making into jam or sauce.

17.01.2022 We had a very productive day at Yurunga yesterday. Thanks to willing workers Dean and Brian from the Wimmera Catchment Management Authority work crew. Several outstanding outdoor jobs were completed. They will be back again today. Thanks to Hindmarsh Shire for making them available.

17.01.2022 Although COVID restrictions ease in rural Victoria today, museums must remain closed. Yurunga will remain closed until further notice. We hope to be able to welcome you back soon.

15.01.2022 Yesterday we welcomed Mount Waverley Combined Probus Club to Yurunga. Thirty-three guests enjoyed a leisurely lunch under our shady cedar tree and a tour of the house. Helen Fisher organised the menu and baked the delicious cakes. Ann Thomas made the gourmet sandwiches. New Committee member Helen Heinrich joined the tour guide team. Helen Fisher's tasty plum sauce, made with plums from the Yurunga orchard, sold out on the day. We all enjoyed the afternoon.

11.01.2022 We had strong visitor numbers at Yurunga on Easter Sunday, including 17 members of the extended Smith family, home for Easter. Welcome back!

10.01.2022 Restoration work on the north verandah at Yurunga started just before Easter. It's great to see the project progressing - from a safe distance!

08.01.2022 Yurunga is currently closed to the public, but the garden continues to grow. The strip of salvia leucantha (purple) was planted at the end of April last year (2019). The salvia greggii "angel wings" (pink/white) were planted mid May last year).

08.01.2022 Public Notice Due to the need for "social distancing" to reduce the spread of Coronavirus, the Yurunga Committee has decided to close Yurunga Homestead to the public for the duration of the declared State of Emergency. We look forward to welcoming visitors back when the crisis is over.

06.01.2022 || YURUNGA HOMESTEAD VERANDA RESTORATION || Although it has been, and remains, closed for the moment due to the Covid-19 restrictions, there has been plenty of ...action at Yurunga Homestead in Rainbow. With support from the Victorian Government Living Heritage grant program the northern veranda of the Heritage Listed property has been restored. We are looking forward to reopening when possible to allow visitors to enjoy the fantastic restoration works.

06.01.2022 Yurunga orchard Granny Smith apples are now on sale at the Rainbow craft shop. They are delicious!

06.01.2022 Builder Daryl Leyonhjelm and his team have made steady progress at Yurunga on the north and west verandah project. The redgum boards look magnificent, and every nail was hammered into place. Big job!

05.01.2022 Okee Dokee peaches from Yurunga's heritage orchard are now available for sale from the Rainbow craft shop. They are flat peaches and they taste delicious.

03.01.2022 Ben Gosling of Rainbow has taken another amazing photo of Yurunga Homestead. Thanks for sharing it with us Ben.

03.01.2022 || IMPORTANT MESSAGE || From 12pm Tuesday 22 September Hindmarsh Shire Council will enter into Election Period prior to the 2020 (Local Government) Council election on 24 October 2020. The Local Government Act 2020 provides direction about what kind of information can be published by Council or using Council resources during the Election Period. These resources include social media. In order to avoid any potential breaches of the Act, Council and Council associated committee...s will not be posting to social media during this period, unless material is authorised by the CEO as not likely to influence the electoral outcome. All comments on Council social media posts will be closely moderated during the Election Period. In practice this will mean that all comments will be hidden to ensure adherence to the Act. During this time you will still be able to send us a direct message or contact us via phone on 03 5391 4444, or by email directly to [email protected]. See more

01.01.2022 A great group of 53 members of the Geelong MG car club visited Yurunga today for a tour and afternoon tea. It was a beautiful autumn day in Rainbow.

01.01.2022 Exciting news! Yurunga has received a Quick Response grant from Regional Arts Victoria for our mural project. The $4,000 grant means that talented local artist, Belinda Eckermann, will soon commence painting the mural on metal panels in her Turbo Gallery in Rainbow. Belinda's design is based on original photographs of the Cust and Liesfield families. It will be complemented by a QR Code audio history. The completed panels will be attached to the shipping container at Yurunga. Belinda is pictured in the Turbo Gallery. Members of the public are welcome to call in to view the artist at work.