Yarragon
A small town which has been turned into a tourist attraction known as the 'colonial shopping village'.
Yarragon is small town 120 km east of Melbourne and only 10 km from Warragul in the heart of the La Trobe Valley's dairy district. It promotes itself as a "Colonial shopping village" and consequently is a town full of antique and craft shops designed to attract the visitor. The origin of these modern changes occurred when John and Maree Dunn, set up a colonial-style shop and tea room called "Dairy Delicacies". Their aim was to sell Gippsland cheeses, as well as home-made, natural ice creams and yoghurts, jams, chutneys and Gippsland honeys. This led to a motel being built nearby in a "colonial style". Also, the old Yarragon Presbyterian Church (1917) was converted into a handicrafts shop. The success of the initial ventures led to the establishment of Yarragon Antiques, The Brunch and Browse House and The House of Lancaster which caters to renovators wanting "colonial"-type items.

The region is now called the "Gourmet Deli District" which is a route (or two) which take in various interesting food shops throughout the general region.

	Motels
	Yarragon Motel 121 Princes Hwy Yarragon VIC 3823 Telephone: (03) 5634 2655 Rating: ****
	Hotels
	Commercial Hotel Princes Hwy Yarragon VIC 3823 Telephone: (03) 5634 2202
	Bed & Breakfast/Guesthouses
	Stanbyrne Bed & Breakfast 139 Princes Hwy Yarragon VIC 3823 Telephone: (03) 5634 2413 Facsimile: (03) 5634 2549
	Restaurants
	Gippsland Food & Wine Princes Hwy Yarragon VIC 3823 Telephone: (03) 5634 2451
	Nibble & Natter Main St Yarragon VIC 3823 Telephone: (03) 5634 2779