Yenda is a town in the

Riverina The Riverina is an agricultural region of south-western New South Wales, Australia. The Riverina is distinguished from other Australian regions by the combination of flat plains, warm to hot climate and an ample supply of water for irrigation ...

district of

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, Australia. The town is located about east of Griffith, north-west of

Narrandera Narrandera ( ) until around 1949 also spelled "Narandera", is a town located in the Riverina region of southern New South Wales, Australia. The town lies on the junction of the Newell and Sturt highways, adjacent to the Murrumbidgee River, and ...

, and west of Sydney in the

Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area The Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area (MIA) is geographically located within the Riverina area of New South Wales. It was created to control and divert the flow of local river and creek systems for the purpose of food production. The main river s ...

of southern New South Wales. Although most of the original 15-acre farms have been consolidated into large vineyards and most farmhouses have disappeared, farm roads are named after the original settlers. In 1940 Yenda had two clothing stores, two bakers, two butchers, two grocery stores, two barbers, one newsagency, one pharmacy, one cinema, one Greek restaurant and one bank but residents now do their shopping in nearby Griffith. At the , Yenda had a population of 1,503. The area forming part of Yenda is well covered by vineyards, which produce close to 70% of the wine for New South Wales. Also, there are rice paddies, fed by the irrigation system, orchards producing stone and citrus fruit, poultry farms and

market garden A market garden is the relatively small-scale production of fruits, vegetables and flowers as cash crops, frequently sold directly to consumers and restaurants. The diversity of crops grown on a small area of land, typically from under to ...

s producing vegetables.

Casella Family Brands Casella Family Brands is a family-owned wine company based in Australia. Its most well-known brandname is ellow tail History Filippo and Maria Casella immigrated to Australia in 1957. They bought land and established a vineyard at Yenda in th ...

, who produce both Peter Lehmann Wines and yellow tail are based in the town. Nearby is the

Cocoparra National Park The Cocoparra National Park is a protected national park that is located in the Riverina region of New South Wales, in eastern Australia. The national park is situated southwest of Sydney and northeast of . The name of the park comes from the ...

, containing waterfalls, gorges and bush walks and providing a home to over 150 species of birds. The Yenda railway station, opened in 1916, lies on the

Temora–Roto railway line The Temora–Roto railway line is a partly closed railway line in the southwest of New South Wales, Australia. It branches from the Lake Cargelligo line at the town of Temora and travels west through the northern part of the Riverina to the t ...

and is now closed. Yenda Post Office opened somewhat later on 1 July 1919. Yenda Brewery was founded in 2014 and is located on Farm 1471, Wakley Road, Yenda. They produce Pressman's cider and a range of beers under a variety of labels. The company was in 2020 owned by

Coca-Cola Amatil Coca-Cola Amatil Limited (CCA) was an Australian bottler of non-alcoholic beverages that existed from 1904 to 2021, when it merged with Coca-Cola European Partners to form Coca-Cola Europacific Partners. It was one of the largest bottlers of n ...

and

. ABD classifies Yenda as a large (>300,000 litres) producer.

Sports

Yenda is home to the

Yenda Blueheelers Yenda is a town in the Riverina district of New South Wales, Australia. The town is located about east of Griffith, north-west of Narrandera, and west of Sydney in the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area of southern New South Wales. Although most ...

Rugby League Club, who play at Wade Park and compete in the

Group 20 Rugby League Group 20 is a rugby league competition in the region of Griffith, New South Wales, Australia. The competition is played in five grades, with these being Under 16s, Under 18s, Women's League-Tag, Reserve Grade and First Grade. Currently, a hom ...

competition. Yenda Tigers junior soccer club is also based in the town, playing in the Griffith Football Association.

Gallery

Image:YendaMemorialPark.JPG, The Memorial Park at Yenda, with the IGA supermarket in the background. File:YendaMcWilliamsWines.JPG, McWilliam's Wines File:YendaRomanCatholicChurch.JPG, St Therese's Roman Catholic church

References

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