Garfield is a town in
Victoria,
Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising mainland Australia, the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and list of islands of Australia, numerous smaller isl ...
, 79 km south-east of
Melbourne's Central Business District
A central business district (CBD) is the Commerce, commercial and business center of a city. It contains commercial space and offices, and in larger cities will often be described as a financial district. Geographically, it often coincides wit ...
, located within the
Shire of Cardinia local government area
A local government area (LGA) is an administrative division of a country that a local government is responsible for. The size of an LGA varies by country but it is generally a subdivision of a federated state, state, province, division (politica ...
. Garfield recorded a population of 2,114 at the
2021 census.
[
]
History
The area was originally called Cannibal Creek, but was renamed to Garfield in memory of the U.S. President
The president of the United States (POTUS) is the head of state and head of government of the United States. The president directs the Federal government of the United States#Executive branch, executive branch of the Federal government of t ...
James A. Garfield.
The Post Office opened as Cannibal Creek on 1 May 1886 and was renamed Garfield in 1887,
Garfield today
Garfield has a primary school
A primary school (in Ireland, India, the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, Trinidad and Tobago, Jamaica, South Africa, and Singapore), elementary school, or grade school (in North America and the Philippines) is a school for primary ...
with approximately 150 students. There is a church at the top end of the schoolgrounds. Local businesses include a newsagency, a sourdough bakery, women’s clothing shop, an opportunity shop, gifts and homewares shop, butcher, hairdressers, and several cafes.
It is also home to the Garfield Picture Theatre, Cardinia Shire’s first cinema in the region. The theatre was built in 1924, and was the town’s first source of electricity. Today, it’s one of the few picture theatre buildings remaining in the shire and hosts monthly concerts. Australian Rules
Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an Australian rules football playing field, oval field, often a modified ...
football team playing in the Ellinbank and District Football League.
Garfield Christmas Festival
in December, and th
West Gippsland Railtowns Food and Wine Festival
in March. Both events bring thousands of visitors to the town to enjoy local food and entertainment.
Gallery
Image:Main_Street_Garfield_Victoria_-2-_070610.JPG, Main street
Image:Main_Street_Garfield_Victoria_-Iona_Hotel-_070610.JPG, Iona Hotel
See also
* Shire of Pakenham – Garfield was previously within this former local government area.
* Garfield railway station
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Garfield, Victoria
Towns in Victoria (state)
Shire of Cardinia
Australian places named after U.S. places or U.S. history