Welcome to Garfield Victoria
Farm House Garfield Victoria
Garfield Victoria is a town in Gippsland, Victoria, Australia 69 km south-east from the Melbourne central business district. Its Local Government Area is the Shire of Cardinia. At the 2006 Census, Garfield Victoria had a population of 1401.
Garfield Victoria History
The area was originally called Cannibal Creek, but was renamed to Garfield in memory of the USA President James Garfield.
The Post Office opened as Cannibal Creek on 1 May 1886 and was renamed Garfield in 1887
Garfield Victoria Filmed for Televsion
In the late 1980′s the appearance of the town was transformed for the cameras to look like the 1960′s in a television miniseries on Aboriginal boxer, Lionel Rose, who was raised in the region in Jackson’s Track, near Drouin Some shop fronts were restored and the main street of the town was filled with old cars to recreate the era.
Garfield Victoria Today
“smoothgallery” Since the beginnings as a railway and timber town, and later a dairy and potato farming and orchard area, Garfield Victoria has always been a close community, with almost everybody knowing everyone else, and in some cases four generations of family staying in the (mainly), farming area. Recent growth has seen a doubling of residential area and the (2006), upgrading of the Railway Line from Melbourne to Traralgon with increases in frequency of services by upgraded modern trains, is an attraction to new residents. A new housing development currently nearing completion this year (2007), is for over-55s in a secure environment. Previously derelect shops on the main street are now reoccupied.
Garfield Victoria has a small primary school with approximately 100 students. There is a church at the top end of the schoolgrounds. Local businesses include a milk bar, ANZ bank, pub, an antique shop, and a bed and breakfast.
The town has an Australian Rules football team playing in the Ellinbank Football League. Garfield Victoria has an attractive undulating golf course on Thirteen Mile Road run by the Garfield Golf Club. A modern community swimming pool operates in the summer months within the recreation precinct where there is also the lawn bowling club, netball and tennis courts, skateboarding site, along with the newly regenerated football oval beside which is the community hall and children’s playground which local groups utilise for a variety of functions. Garfield’s picture theatre, although long closed, is being restored for future multi-entertainment uses, and stands as a landmark in the town. A post office operating six days a week, a bakery outlet, a pizza shop, milkbar and take-away shop, a combined-churches charity shop, an Equestrian outfitters, a craft and wooden toy shop, a country wares and antiques shop, and “Chasing Rainbows” a Unique Gift shop and Ned Kelly memoribilia shop, an automotive garage, a chemist, butcher, real estate office and newsagent and full-time ANZ Bank branch, a unisex hairdresser, plus the “Iona Hotel” (now know as the “Garfield Hotel”) make up the occupants on the main street which runs parallel with the railway that dissects the town with the station at its centre. A local architectural engineering firm has been operational since the 1950s. The farming land nearby has an influx of horse owners in recent years and there is now an emu farm nearby open for emu-derived cosmetics sales and tourist visits.
Garfield Hotel
Garfield Hotel, (with a facade reading the Iona Hotel) is a long established hotel in the town. It is the pride of current publicans Sharon and Geoff who are keen on promoting tourism and business in their town.
Traveling the old Prince’s Hwy through the town of Garfield Victoria and surrounding areas is a real treat and definitely a better alternative than sitting on the fast moving nearby freeway that heads out of Pakenham west towards Drouin and Warragul.
Fine meals, and great hospitality are afforded the traveller who is fortunate to make a rewarding deviation along this stretch of the Central Gippsland area.
Garfield Golf Club
Address:
Thirteen Mile Road
Garfield 3814 VIC
Directions:
(2km S of township)
Hire: Clubs $9, Buggies $4, Carts $30
Practice fairway & putting green
Club Phone: (03) 5629 2794
Fax: (03) 5629 2353
Description:
Irrigated grass greens, predominantly Couch fairways. Undulating countryside location. Short course kind to the beginner but offers a challenge to the low marker.Mens Comp. Thur 8.30, Sat 7.30 – 12.30pm Ladies Comp. Tues 8.30am 9 HoleTwilight Comp. Thur Visitors with handicap from affiliated clubs welcome. Green fee players welcome outside comp. times. Bookings advised, essential Sun.
Club House: light snacks & bar facilities, BBQ, showers.
Green Fees: $22 weekends and pub hols ($17 with Guide), midweek $15 ($9 with Guide)
Saving: $6
Garfield Victoria Real Estate
2/4-6 May Court GARFIELD
QUALITY UNIT, GREAT LOCATION
Situated in the Garfield Victoria township with walking distance to the town centre & public transport is this excellent 3 bedroom townhouse. The master bedroom has a full ensuite & walk in robe whilst bedroom.
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