Heywood, Victoria (original) (raw)
Town in Victoria, Australia
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| Coordinates | 38°08′0″S 141°37′0″E / 38.13333°S 141.61667°E / -38.13333; 141.61667 |
| Population | 1,815 (2021 census) |
| Postcode(s) | 3304 |
| Elevation | 27 m (89 ft) |
| Location | 357 km (222 mi) W of Melbourne 27 km (17 mi) N of Portland |
| LGA(s) | Shire of Glenelg |
| State electorate(s) | South-West Coast |
| Federal division(s) | Wannon |
| Mean max temp Mean min temp Annual rainfall 19.2 °C 67 °F 8.0 °C 46 °F 804.6 mm 31.7 in |
Heywood ( HAY-wuud)[1] is a town on the Fitzroy River in the Australian state of Victoria. It is situated at an elevation of 27 metres amidst rolling green hills in an agricultural, pastoral and timbercutting district. Heywood is 357 kilometres (222 mi) west of Melbourne at the intersection of the Princes and Henty Highways and 27 kilometres (17 mi) north of Portland. It is on the railway line to Portland, at the junction of the presently-unused branch to Mount Gambier, South Australia. The winner of several past "Tidy Town" awards, it is often referred to as the "Jewel of the Southwest".
Prior to European settlement the area was occupied by the Gunditjmara Aborigines.[2] David Edgar built the Bush Tavern on the townsite in 1842 and a settlement emerged. Formerly known as Fitzroy Crossing it became known as Edgar's. The township was surveyed in 1852 by Lindsay Clarke who named it after Heywood, Wiltshire in England. The first town allotments were sold in 1854 and a Post Office opened on 8 August 1857.[3]
Heywood has won many Tidy Town awards. [_citation needed_]
Traditional ownership
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The formally recognised traditional owners for the area in which Heywood sits are the Gunditjmara People[4] who are represented by the Gunditj Mirring Traditional Owners Aboriginal Corporation.[5]
At the 2021 census, Heywood had a population of 1,815.[6]
The town has an Australian rules football team, the Heywood Lions, which until 2011 competed in the Western Border Football League. In 2012 it transferred to the lower grade South West District Football League. Essendon midfielder Nathan Lovett-Murray, played for the Lions in his junior career.
Golfers play at the course of the Heywood Golf Club on Golf Club Road.[7]
Heywood has a Mediterranean influenced oceanic climate with mildly warm, dry summers and cool, very wet winters.
| Climate data for Heywood, Victoria (1981–2009 normals, extremes 1965–2009) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 43.2(109.8) | 43.4(110.1) | 41.0(105.8) | 35.0(95.0) | 28.6(83.5) | 21.1(70.0) | 21.4(70.5) | 25.8(78.4) | 28.9(84.0) | 32.8(91.0) | 37.8(100.0) | 42.5(108.5) | 43.4(110.1) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 24.5(76.1) | 25.0(77.0) | 22.9(73.2) | 20.3(68.5) | 17.4(63.3) | 14.6(58.3) | 14.2(57.6) | 15.3(59.5) | 16.9(62.4) | 19.4(66.9) | 21.2(70.2) | 22.5(72.5) | 19.5(67.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 11.6(52.9) | 11.9(53.4) | 10.7(51.3) | 8.1(46.6) | 6.6(43.9) | 4.8(40.6) | 4.8(40.6) | 5.5(41.9) | 6.4(43.5) | 7.4(45.3) | 8.8(47.8) | 10(50) | 8.0(46.4) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 0.6(33.1) | 1.3(34.3) | −0.7(30.7) | −3.6(25.5) | −2.3(27.9) | −5.0(23.0) | −4.5(23.9) | −4.6(23.7) | −1.8(28.8) | −2.8(27.0) | −1.0(30.2) | 1.0(33.8) | −5.0(23.0) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 30.7(1.21) | 25.5(1.00) | 41.9(1.65) | 52.6(2.07) | 62.8(2.47) | 89.0(3.50) | 96.0(3.78) | 100.5(3.96) | 84.8(3.34) | 62.6(2.46) | 51.6(2.03) | 46.9(1.85) | 743.5(29.27) |
| Average rainy days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 5.3 | 4.0 | 6.4 | 7.5 | 9.6 | 11.9 | 12.7 | 12.3 | 11.1 | 9.4 | 7.4 | 6.6 | 104.2 |
| Source: Australian Bureau of Meteorology[8] |
- ^ Butler, S., ed. (2009). "Heywood". Macquarie Dictionary (5th ed.). Sydney: Macquarie Dictionary Publishers Pty Ltd. 1952 pages. ISBN 978-1-876429-66-9.
- ^ MINISTER FOR ABORIGINAL AFFAIRS - "NEW ABORIGINAL GROUP TO ADVISE ON CULTURAL HERITAGE" - Friday, 6 October 2006
- ^ Phoenix Auctions History, Post Office List, retrieved 7 March 2021
- ^ "Map of formally recognised traditional owners". Aboriginal Victoria. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
- ^ "Gunditj Mirring Traditional Owners Aboriginal". Gunditj Mirring Traditional Owners Aboriginal Corporation. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
- ^ "2021 Heywood, Census All persons QuickStats | Australian Bureau of Statistics". www.abs.gov.au. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
- ^ Golf Select, Heywood, retrieved 11 May 2009
- ^ "Climate statistics for Australian locations- HEYWOOD FORESTRY". 8 July 2024.
- Learmonth, Noel F. (1970). Four Towns and a Survey. Hawthorn Press: Melbourne
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