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Woodford, Victoria

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Postcode(s)
  
3281

Postal code
  
3281

State electorate(s)
  
South-West Coast

LGA(s)
  
City of Warrnambool

Population
  
479 (2006 census)

Federal division
  
Division of Wannon

Woodford, Victoria

Location
  
266 km (165 mi) SW of Melbourne 9 km (6 mi) N of Warrnambool, Victoria

Woodford is a township in the Western District of Victoria, Australia. located 9 kilometres (6 mi) north of Warrnambool. At the 2006 census, the population of the combined area was 479.

Map of Woodford VIC 3281, Australia

The town is home to Woodford Primary School. The school opened on the midnight of 30 April and 1 May 1854. Back then, the school was small; it was relocated to the hill further north 100 years after its opening. In late August 2001, the bottom flat was flooded after heavy rain. The school closed the day afterwards before re-opening after the water receded.

Woodford Post Office opened on 1 January 1854, and closed sometime in 1975.

Other buildings of interest include the church and a former art gallery. The town is joined with nearby Bushfield to make Woodford-Bushfield.

Woodford has a horse racing club, the Woodford Racing Club, which holds the Woodford Cup meeting on 28 December at Warrnambool racecourse.

References

Woodford, Victoria Wikipedia