Tarrawarra, Victoria

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Tarrawarra Melbourne, Victoria
Established:	1893
Postcode:	3775
Location:	59 km (37 mi) from Melbourne
LGA:	Shire of Yarra Ranges
State District:	Seymour
Federal Division:	McEwen

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Tarrawarra is a community within the Shire of Yarra Ranges, and is located East of the township of Yarra Glen in the Yarra Valley region east of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

It was originally known as View Hill estate, and was purchased in 1893 by David Syme, owner and publisher of The Age newspaper, who expanded it and gave it its present name, which is of Aboriginal origin.

In 1954 Cistercian Monks from Ireland purchased one section of the property comprising 1,000 acres (4.0 km²), including the large house built by David Syme for his daughter and established Tarrawarra Abbey of the Order of Cistercians of the Strict Observance (Trappists). Since that time the community has built additional buildings including a large library in 2006. The monks support themselves by operating a beef farm and by Tarrawarra Eucharistic Breads.

Another section of the original estate today is a winery which opened in 1993 and which produces chardonnay and pinot noir.