Heyfield

Overview

Heyfield is situated on the Thomson River at the gateway to the High Country. The town services the timber industry and a very large dairy farming community and features Lake Glenmaggie and the vast expanses of natural bush and National Parks in the high country.
 
A sweet country town servicing the surrounding farming districts, its cattle sale yards are still only 20 metres from the main street.

History

In 1841 an early settler, James McFarlane, described the district as resembling 'a field of waving corn', and called it Hayfield. At some later stage, the spelling was changed to Heyfield.

In 1866, McFarlane's property was taken over by James Tyson, a former member of the Queensland Legislative Council, a pastoralist, and considered Australia's first self-made millionaire.

The town grew up as a stopping point for diggers on their way to the Gippsland goldfields.

Places of interest

Lake Glenmaggie
Heyfield Wetlands
Heyfield Flora Reserve
Winnindoo Robotic Dairy
Rail Trail
Southern Hemispheres largest timber mill - enormous stacks of timber

Accommodation

Accommodation options in and around Heyfield include a motel, hotel and B&Bs. For further information please visit:

Tourism Wellington
http://www.tourismwellington.com.au/accommodation.asp

Wellington Visitor Information Centre
8 Foster Street (Princes Highway), Sale
Open: 7 days a week 9.00am-5.00pm
Telephone: 03 5144 1108
Email: admin@tourismwellington.com.au

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