Yanderra

Postcode: 2574

Yanderra is a small village situated in the Southern Highlands of New South Wales, Australia, in the Wollondilly Shire. The name Yanderra comes from an Aboriginal word for turpentine tree. Yanderra is a small rural town with orchards nearby.

Yanderra is located between Bargo and Yerrinbool, and is located next to the Hume Highway with population of 536 (Census 2001).

In this district white settlers first recorded sightings of the koala, lyrebird and wombat.

John Wilson noted the three animals in his diary describing the lyrebird as a pheasant, hence the name Pheasants Nest, and recorded the koala as being known to the Aboriginal people as Cullawine.

The area boasts two sanctuaries. Wirrimbirra Sanctuary, a local Aboriginal word meaning sanctuary, is preserved as a remnant of the original Bargo Bush, once the haunt of bushrangers. The unique Dingo Sanctuary is located in a natural setting for Australia's native dog.

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