Heyfield

Heyfield
Temple Street in Heyfield
State :  Australia State : Victoria Founded : 1866
Coordinates : 37 ° 59 ′  S , 146 ° 47 ′  E Coordinates: 37 ° 59 ′  S , 146 ° 47 ′  E Area : 3.6  km²
Residents : 1,519 (2016) Population density : 422 inhabitants per km²
Time zone : AEST (UTC + 10) Postal code : 3858 LGA : Wellington Shire
Heyfield

Heyfield is a city in central Gippsland in the Australian state of Victoria with 2099 inhabitants. It is located 206 km east of Melbourne in the Local Government Area Wellington Shire . The city at the confluence of the Thomson Rivers and Macalister Rivers is a gateway to the Victorian highlands.

history

In 1841, an early settler, James McFarlane, described the area as "like a surging cornfield" and named it Hayfield . Around 1866 the spelling was changed to Heyfield for reasons unknown . It may have been renamed in order to adapt the spelling to the neighboring Heyfield Station .

In 1866 James Tyson, a former member of the Queensland Parliament , pastoralist and possibly Australia's first self-made millionaire, took over the land from McFarlane. The city grew as a stopover for gold diggers on their way to the gold fields of Gippsland. A post office was opened on September 24, 1870.

Heyfield today

Today it is known for its agriculture and forestry. It is the main source of hardwood in Victoria and Gunns Timber Products Heyfield's largest log mill in the southern hemisphere is located there. The area is irrigated by Lake Glenmaggie .

In December 2005 a skate park was built in Heyfield. During the great forest fires in Gippsland in December 2006 and January 2007, the town was used as a preparation site for the fire brigades deployed . Heyfield and the surrounding area were hit twice by floods in winter and spring 2007. The Thomson River overflowed its banks, rendering the road south of Heyfield impassable.

The city has a football team that plays in the North Gippsland Football League . Golfers play on the Heyfield Golf Club course on Golflinks Road.

writer

Writer Mary Grant Bruce began writing her Billabong book series in 1910 while staying at James Tyson's former home. The poet Shaw Neilson spent some time in Heyfield in the 1920s, where he wrote some poetry and helped build the dam for Lake Glenmaggie.

Known residents

• Wil Anderson, Australian stand-up comedian on TV and radio
• David Wojcinski, football player at Geelong Football Club
• Leigh Brown, American football player at Collingwood Football Club
• Brent Macaffer, American football player for Collingwood Football Club

Web links

Commons : Heyfield  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Heyfield website
• Heyfield . Sydney Morning Herald
• Heyfield . VisitVictoria

Individual evidence

1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics : Heyfield ( English ) In: 2016 Census QuickStats . June 27, 2017. Retrieved April 18, 2020.
2. ^ Heyfield Victoria Australia . Gippsland and Beyond ( Memento of the original from July 23, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
3. ^ Visit Heyfield & District . Gippsland Green Centerpoint
4. ↑ Heyfield . VisitVictoria ( Memento of the original dated July 31, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
5. ↑ Heyfield, Victoria . Travelmate.com.au
6. ^ Post Office List . Premier Postal History
7. ↑ Heyfield . Golf Select