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YHS Pylons - Missing

Can anyone please tell me if there was a YHS Pylon Magazine published in 1972, 73, 74, 75 & 76? Julie

Yallourn Video
Yallourn Tribute Video
Yallourn Technical School College YTS YTC 1951-53 by Ross (Fred) McLeod
Yallourn Swimming Pool Closes 1980 - Terry Swindon & Graham Curtis

Taken from SEC Contact - March 1980.

Yallourn Swimming Club by Arthur Brogan (circa 1991) and footnote by Kevin Brogan (2015)

The Club was established down on the Latrobe River in 1930. It was located on the road to the Town Water Supply Pump House. The site is still accessible today from the same road which starts opposite Yallourn W Power Station, however it has changed a lot since the early swimming days.
In the early days swimmers had to walk or ride bikes from the town down an old bike track towards the Power Station, turn off before reaching the West Camp and then on past Horrie Devine’s House/ Carrier Business and down the Pump House road. The river was much wider then and the pool area was fenced… more

Yallourn Story Animation

I made this film back in 2006 as part of a show down in the Latrobe Valley as part of the commonwealth games cultural festival. To make the film I interviewed a number of YOGA members and other former residents of the town (whom, I'm sure, some of you will recognise) and then worked with the kids at the Yallourn North Primary school to animate their stories.

Yallourn Sign Query

Does Anyone know anything about this Yallourn Signage up near the reservoir somewhere? What was it for? It was obviously meant to be seen from the air. Why was it there? When was it put in? I had heard a rumor it was installed during the war to try and confuse potential bomb droppers but I'm not sure how much truth there is in this.

YALLOURN REUNION - 5 MARCH 2016

AN IMPORTANT REMINDER TO ALL OUR VIRTUAL YALLOURN FRIENDS…THE ANNUAL YALLOURN ASSOCIATION REUNION IS BEING HELD ON SATURDAY, 5TH MARCH AT THE WOORABINDA SCHOOL CAMP. PRE-BOOKING IS ESSENTIAL FOR CATERING AND NAME TAG PURPOSES. FOR FURTHER DETAILS CONTACT : JULIE GEORGE - julie@yallourn.org

YALLOURN REUNION - 1st MARCH 2014 - Woorabinda School Camp from 11am

YALLOURN REUNION - Saturday, 1st March - from 11am - OPEN FOR ATTACHED PAYMENT FORM
Entry pre-paid ($10.00 includes entry and tea/coffee - day and/or evening)
11.00am Arrive
12.00-2.00pm Lunch (Dining Room) pre-ordered.
($10.00 per head - includes 1 1/2 rounds (6 points) mixed sandwiches, cake and tea/coffee or BYO lunch
3.00pm Group photos for each era - please bring your own camera
Tea/Coffee
5.30-8.00pm BBQ Dinner - under cover ($2.00 per sausage, bread, onion & sauce) or BYO and cook your own on the BBQ… more