Yendon, Victoria The stone from the railway station was reused to build garden retaining walls at the Ballarat Institute of Advanced Education (now Federation University). Yendon's first school, the Common School opened in 1864, which in 1879 became Yendon State School and closed at the end of 1993. Yendon, Victoria Yendon is a small town in Victoria, Australia. The town is located in the Shire of Moorabool, west of the state capital, Melbourne and approximately south east of Ballarat. The town was originally called Buninyong East, but was changed in 1879 to Yendon, believed to be an Indigenous Australian word meaning "waterhole".
Soil policy (Victoria, Australia) building industry. Soil policy (Victoria, Australia) Soil policy in Victoria refers to the policies of soil governance in the Australian state of Victoria. In a 10-year vision for the environment of Victoria which is spelled out in "Growing Victoria Together" (DPC, 2001), one of the goals is that "the condition of our land will improve as the impact of salinity and soil degradation is reduced". Complementing "Growing Victoria Together" is "Our Environment: Our Future", which is a framework for Victoria's environmental sustainability. This defines a "long term and integrated approach" that seeks to "maximise our future economic growth, maintain our