Yamba, South Australia

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
South Australia
Yamba
Coordinates34.36°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 was previously served by a station on the Barmera railway line.

Fruit fly checkpoint

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
  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.


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