HEYFIELD- has a population of around 1,600 with a reasonable shopping centre. It is a Timber Mill town situated on the Thomson River 200kms east of Melbourne (2.5hours travel) in a fertile farming area with some irrigation, an hour from the Mountains, Lakes & coast , this area has many National Parks. There are also Wineries dotted throughout Gippsland.

It was originally named by James McFarlane who, seeing a field of billowing corn, called it Hayfield.

Heyfield is well known for its timber mills, dairy and beef cattle farms and tourism. It is situated in a beautiful area as it has wonderful venues available such as the Snowy Mountains, Thomson Valley Mountain racing championships, Cowwarr Weir, Glenmaggie Weir, Licola, Pearsons Point, Walhalla, The Channels and the Pinnacle Tours.

Good Nordic skiing is available at Mt Tamboritha and Mt Skene and great bushing walking and trail rides are available during the summer months.

The Glenmaggie Weir not only provides water to the irrigation farmers at Denison and Nambrok but also provides great summer vacations for those interested in fishing, water skiing, power boats and yachting.

Heyfield is one of the very few towns that can boast a "real" sense of community which is being continually perpetuated by the sporting clubs of Heyfield.

Heyfield is situated half an hour from the cities of Sale & Traralgon, at the foot of the Great Dividing Range.

Sale is the home of one of Australias main RAAF Bases and the RAAF Roulettes aerobatic team. Traralgon is the located in the Latrobe Valley known for its brown coal open cut mines, & is the main source of Victorias electricity supply.

ACCESS TO HEYFIELD.-
is via the Princes H’way from Melbourne or Sydney, or South Gippsland H’way or the South Gippsland H’way (alternate scenic route) from Melbourne to Sale.

Air Services- Hazelton - Sydney, Albury, & Morwell

Tamair - Tasmania to West Sale or Morwell.

Buslines- V/Line

AAT Kings Australian Tours.

Coastlines of Australia

Greyhound

Aussie Gold Tours.

Rail- Melbourne to Sale.

TOURISM.

To Heyfields east are the Gippsland Lakes which are open to the sea (ninety mile beach) at Lakes Entrance. There are also many other lakes dotted around Gippsland.

The reasonable shopping centre supports The National Australia Bank Bendigo Bank. Many of the businesses have EFTPOS facilities. Most of the other banks are available in either Traralgon or Sale. These towns have city status.

Heyfield is not listed in most accommodation guides but is included under Glenmaggie (on the edge of the Lake only 5 minutes from Heyfield).

PLACES of INTEREST-

• Lake Glenmaggie Weir wall (which is sometimes open for inspection by prior arrangement).
• Lakeside Antique Machinery Museum.
• Sugar Beet Museum in Maffra.
• Longford Swing Bridgebuilt in 1883.(used to allow cargo Paddlesteamers up the Latrobe River from the Gippsland Lakes).
• Various Museums (e.g. Clocks, Chrysler Cars, Shells etc.).
• Walhalla - old gold mining town, A guided tour through the Long Tunnel Gold Mine. 13.7 tonnes of gold extracted in its day.
• Walhalla Goldfields Railway.
• Thomson River Dam.
• Old Gippstown Museum at Moe.
• Southern Steam Railway (Melbourne to Leongatha)

Coal Creek (Black Coal Mining Museum).

All of the above are within a days drive of Heyfield.

ACCOMMODATION

Numerous Caravan Parks within 15 mins of Heyfield, many Motels within 30 mins of Heyfield, with some B&B’s close by.