Bushfield is a town in Australia. The town is located north of
Warrnambool, Victoria
Warrnambool (Maar: ''Peetoop'' or ''Wheringkernitch'' or ''Warrnambool'') is a city on the south-western coast of Victoria, Australia. At the 2021 census, Warrnambool had a population of 35,743. Situated on the Princes Highway, Warrnambool (Alla ...
. It is joined with the nearby
Woodford Woodford may refer to:
Places
Australia
*Woodford, New South Wales
*Woodford, Queensland, a town in the Moreton Bay Region
*Woodford, Victoria
Canada
* Woodford, Ontario
England
*Woodford, Cornwall
* Woodford, Gloucestershire
*Woodford, Greate ...
to make Woodford-Bushfield.
At the
2016 census, the population was 571.
Bushfield Post Office opened on 16 February 1885 and closed in 1974.
The Bushfield Oval is popular during the New Year's Eve celebrations. It is the home of the
North Warrnambool Football Club
The North Warrnambool Eagles Football Netball Club, nicknamed the ''Eagles'', is an Australian rules football and netball club based near the regional city of Warrnambool, Victoria. The club teams currently compete in the Hampden Football Netb ...
, the club was formed when the local Bushfield side merged with the Grassmere team and called themselves Northern Districts. When the club was admitted to the Hampden FL it became North Warrnambool.
The other place of interest is a former
milk bar
In Australia, a milk bar is a suburban local general store. Similar, but not identical, establishments include tuck shops, delicatessens or "delis", and corner shops or corner stores. Milk bars are traditionally a place where people buy new ...
that was taken down in 2002. This milk bar provided lunch orders for students at Woodford Primary School.
References
External links
Warrnambool
Towns in Victoria (Australia)
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