HEYWOOD
Heywood is a clean and well presented
town just 20k’s north of Portland. The town will be encountered when
heading west from Portland to Mount Gambier. The town has won and
enters into the tidy town competitions.
The region of the town was once forest and its early being and that of
Portland was the timber industry.
Prior
to European settlement the area was occupied by the Gunditjmara
Aborigines. 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 August 8,
1857.
The Heywood War Memorial is located
near the ‘old’ school.  
The Museum is placed on the eastern
fringe of the town.
The Heywood Hotel has a strong
presence when entering from the south.
All denominations are represented in
Heywood. 
The Anglican is an old renovation mix. 
The Catholic Church is clearly a
century plus building but is undated.
Heywood is a nice town and if the
timing is right a coffee or other refreshment would be in order. 
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