Yambo Street
An Aboriginal name, Yambo Street would have taken its name from Yambo Hill south of Mandalong in the Watagan Ranges. Yambo Street was named in the Town of Morisset subdivision declared on 3 December 1887. St John Vianney's Primary School is in Yambo Street. Yambo is an Aboriginal word meaning 'spirit' (Source: "Australian Aboriginal Words" by Rex Ingamells).
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