▁Creek ▁is ▁a ▁town ▁in ▁the ▁River ina ▁area ▁of ▁southern ▁New ▁South ▁Wales , ▁Australia . ▁It ▁is ▁about ▁ ▁south - west ▁of ▁W ag ga ▁W ag ga ▁on ▁the ▁Olympic ▁Highway . ▁At ▁the ▁, ▁Y er ong ▁Creek ▁had ▁a ▁population ▁of ▁ 3 5 2 . ▁ ▁Y er ong ▁Creek ▁station ▁is ▁serv iced ▁twice ▁daily ▁by ▁NS W ▁Train Link ▁X PT ▁trains ▁which ▁travel ▁along ▁the ▁Main ▁Southern ▁Railway ▁line ▁between ▁Sydney ▁and ▁Melbourne ▁( there ▁is ▁no ▁stop ▁listed ▁in ▁tim et ables ▁for ▁Y er ong ▁Creek ; ▁the ▁nearest ▁stations ▁are ▁The ▁Rock ▁to ▁the ▁north ▁and ▁H enty ▁to ▁the ▁south ). ▁The ▁town ▁is ▁home ▁to ▁a ▁small ▁population ▁and ▁was ▁the ▁original ▁home ▁of ▁the ▁v int age ▁r ally . ▁ ▁Y er ong ▁Creek ▁Post ▁Office ▁opened ▁on ▁ 1 ▁October ▁ 1 8 8 2 . ▁ ▁Wh ilst ▁Y er ong ▁Creek ▁is ▁pre domin antly ▁a ▁mixed ▁far ming ▁and ▁gra zing ▁area , ▁it ▁holds ▁a ▁claim ▁in ▁Australian ▁history ▁when ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁the ▁X PT ▁established ▁the ▁Australian ▁Rail ▁Speed ▁Record ▁of ▁ ▁between ▁a ▁nearby ▁area ▁known ▁as ▁Table ▁Top ▁and ▁the ▁town ship ▁▁ ▁Y er ong ▁Creek ▁was ▁also ▁home ▁to ▁the ▁v int age ▁r ally , ▁though ▁this ▁event ▁is ▁no ▁longer ▁held . ▁ ▁Gallery ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Category : T own s ▁in ▁the ▁River ina ▁Category