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Yelgun New South Wales | |
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Coordinates | 28°28′48″S 153°29′54″E / 28.48000°S 153.49833°E |
Population | 88 ( SAL 2021) [1] |
Postcode(s) | 2483 |
Location | 25 km (16 mi) from Byron Bay |
LGA(s) | Byron Shire |
State electorate(s) | Ballina [2] |
Federal division(s) | Richmond |
Yelgun is a small valley in Byron Shire, Northern New South Wales, Australia.
Farmers grow bananas, mangoes, passionfruit and papaya. [3] Although in the past there were several dairy farms and the farming of beans, zucchinis. The valley is dominated by a prominent hill referred to as Chinamans Hill after a Chinese man who lived there until his death around the 1950s.[ citation needed]
North Byron Parklands, a cultural, arts and music events venue, is located in Yelgun. The Falls Festival and Splendour in the Grass music festivals are held in the parklands.