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Heyfield, Victoria

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Heyfield and its surroundings were also victims of severe flash floods twice during winter and spring in 2007. The Thomson River burst its banks and rendered the road out of Heyfield impassable.
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spent some time in the Heyfield area in the 1920s, where he wrote several poems and helped in the construction of the Lake Glenmaggie weir wall.
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in December 2006 and January 2007, the town was used as a staging area by the networked fire agencies, being, the
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The Heyfield Magistrates' Court closed on 1 January 1983, not having been visited by a Magistrate since 1970.
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Golfers play at the course of the Heyfield Golf Club on Golflinks Road.
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series of books in 1910 while staying at James Tyson's former house.
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The town grew up as a stopping point for diggers on their way to the
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goldfields, and the Post Office opened on 24 September 1870.
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A skatepark was built in Heyfield in December 2005.
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Victoria

Heyfield is located in Shire of Wellington
Coordinates
37°59′S 146°47′E / 37.983°S 146.783°E / -37.983; 146.783
2021 census
Postcode(s)
Melbourne
Sale
Maffra
LGA(s)
Shire of Wellington
State electorate(s)
Gippsland East
Federal division(s)
Gippsland
Victoria
Australia
Melbourne
Shire of Wellington
Thomson River
James McFarlane
James Tyson
Queensland Legislative Council
Gippsland
agriculture
timber production
Lake Glenmaggie
Gippsland bushfires
Department of Sustainability and Environment

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