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Yamba is a locality in the eastern Riverland of South Australia. It is the last place in South Australia on the Sturt Highway before crossing into Victoria. It is the site of a permanent fruit fly inspection checkpoint, and a large advertisement in the shape of an arc of a vehicle tyre spanning the road.

Yamba South Australia
Yamba
Coordinates	34.36°S 140.86°E / -34.36; 140.86
Postcode(s)	5340
Elevation	27 m (89 ft)[1]
Location	17 km (11 mi) southeast of Renmark
State electorate(s)	Chaffey
Federal division(s)	Barker
Localities around Yamba: Wonuarra Pike River Yamba Murray-Sunset (Victoria) Taldra
Footnotes	[2]

Yamba was previously served by a station on the Barmera railway line.

Fruit fly checkpoint

On the westward journey, Yamba is the first place in South Australia on the Sturt Highway, and is usually a mandatory stop at the fruit fly biosecurity checkpoint as fruit is not permitted to be carried into South Australia to preserve the state's fruit-fly-free status. The checkpoint has operated since 1957,[3] when it was quickly established in response to a fruit fly outbreak at Mildura.[4] The primary threat on this route is Queensland fruit fly.

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