Heyfield - Activities in the Heyfield Region
Activities in the Heyfield Region include:
- WETLANDS VISITOR CENTRE - Take a picturesque walk around the wetlands and discover more about Heyfield at the Wetlands Information Centre. Once the site of the Heyfield racecourse, the Wetlands are now home to a number of different species of bird and animal life. The Wetlands Information Centre is the home of the Neville-Smith Timber Industry display and has a wide range of souvenirs. Walking track distance: Approximately 2-3km. For more information contact the centre on Ph: 03 5148 3404, 10am - 3pm weekdays and 10am - 4pm weekends.
- HEYFIELD GOLF CLUB - The Heyfield Golf Club is situated in a natural bush setting boasting 18 well manicured grass greens and is situated 2km from the Heyfield Township. The course is playable all year and is undulating, has no bunkers, has a tight layout and is heavily timbered, proving a challenging test of golf for all who play it - 18 Holes, 5924 metres, Par 72. Clubs, buggies are available. Golf Links Road, Clubhouse: Ph: 03 5148 2517
- GLENMAGGIE DAM - Lake Glenmaggie is located on the Macalister River and harvests water for the Macalister Irrigation District. Glenmaggie dam, which creates the lake, is a mass concrete overfall dam with irrigation outlets on both sides of the river serving irrigation channels. The central portion is an overfall spillway. Lake Glenmaggie is one of the most popular inland boating venues east of Melbourne, with power boats and yachts utilising the Lake. It is also a popular fishing spot for trout, redfin and bass. Caravan and camping facilities are available at the Lake Glenmaggie Caravan Park.
- WEIR WALL RECREATION FACILITIES - For the casual visitor a pleasant picnic spot, recreation area and information facility is located near the dam wall, where the cascading overflow from the lake provides a spectacular sight, particularly between September and November.
- ALPINE NATIONAL PARK - There are a variety of things to do such as camping, fishing, 4WD, horse riding and bush walking along the many designated walking tracks. Tali Karng is a hiking destination with a beautiful land locked lake.
- WEIR WALL POWER GENERATION - Pacific Hydro operates a small generation station at Lake Glenmaggie with twin turbines giving a total capacity of 3.2 megawatts which supply power to the state network. These are driven by releases to the Macalister River and Southern Channel and provide an environmentally friendly source of power generation. The intake and off-take pipes into and out of the turbine house are clearly visible from the dam wall recreational area.
- GLENMAGGIE YACHT CLUB - Operating from Lake Glenmaggie, the Club has a small but enthusiastic membership involved in about sixty sailing and social activities each year. The sailing season extends from the end of October until Easter each year (water level permitting), with the busiest period between Christmas and mid-January.
- ROBOTIC DAIRY AT WINNINDOO - Situated in the Macalister Irrigation district, this is the first Australian dairy farm to install 4 'Astronaut Milking Robots'. The beauty of this system is that the cows decide for themselves when to be milked, rather than rounding them up twice a day.
- LAKESIDE ANTIQUE MACHINERY MUSEUM - Is the culmination of years of hard work and collection by Glenmaggie's Coleman family. The collection included steam engines, combustion engines, chainsaws, dragsaws, tractors and other farm machinery engines, all in working condition. Other highlights among the collection include: a 1907 Ruston and Hornsby combustion motor used at a shearing plant near Longford; an 1880 Tangye steam engine used to drive a stamper in a New South Wales gold mine; a 1908 International Harvester engine which undertook farm chores in Lake Winderee; and a circa 1800's Hindley steam engine used to drive machinery in the Pambula Butter Factory.
- GIPPSLAND HISTORICAL AUTOMOBILE CLUB INC. NORTH GIPPSLAND BRANCH, (HEYFIELD) - G.H.A.C. was founded in 1968 to cater for a handful of enthusiasts of historic motor vehicles, tractors, motor cycles, and stationary engines. Nth Gippsland Branch was formed in 1982, to mainly cater for stationary engine enthusiasts, and has now progressed to a vintage machinery club which includes Stationary Engines, Vintage Vehicles, Tractors & Garden Tractors, etc.
