Postcode(s) 3237 State electorate(s) Polwarth Postal code 3237 Federal division Division of Corangamite | LGA(s) Colac Otway Shire Beech Forest Tanybryn Local time Thursday 6:06 AM | |
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Location 193 km (120 mi) SW of Melbourne
43 km (27 mi) S of Colac Weather 17°C, Wind NE at 8 km/h, 45% Humidity Points of interest Hopetoun Falls, Beauchamp Falls, Little Aire Falls, The Redwoods | ||
Beech Forest is a town in Victoria, Australia. The area of Beech Forest is largely used for potato farming.
Map of Beech Forest VIC 3237, Australia
The town was named after the many myrtle beech trees of the area. Beech Forest Post Office opened on 10 May 1890 and closed in 1994.
The town had a railway station on the Crowes railway line from 1902 until 1962. Much of the route of the old railway has been converted to the Old Beechy Rail Trail, via which cyclists and walkers can travel 45 kilometres (28 mi) between Beech Forest and Colac.
Cliff Young, winner of the 1983 Westfield Sydney to Melbourne Ultra Marathon at the age of 61, lived in Beech Forest.
References
Beech Forest, Victoria Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA