Yuroke, Victoria

Yuroke is a locality in Victoria, Australia, 26 km (16 mi) north-west of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Hume local government area.

[1] Yuroke is located adjacent to the Melbourne Metropolitan Area, beyond the Urban Growth Boundary.

Yuroke gets its name from an Indigenous word, "Eurok Iguana", the meaning of which remains unclear.

[3][4] Yuroke Post Office opened around 1902 and closed in 1975.

[5] Yuroke was the filming location for Melbourne band Painters & Dockers' single Nude School.