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Beech Forest

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Colac Otway Shire Council VIC, PO Box 283, Beech Forest, VIC 3237
03 5232 9400

Description

Beech Forest is a town in Victoria, Australia.

Beech Forest is a town in Victoria, Australia. The area of Beech Forest is largely used for potato farming.

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 1983Westfield Sydney to Melbourne Ultra Marathon at the age of 61, lived in Beech Forest.

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Type: Towns

Population: 1 - 100

Time zone: UTC +11:00

Area: 148.3 km2

Elevation: 501 to 1000 metres

Town elevation: 561 m

Population number: 82

Local Government Area: Colac Otway Shire Council

Location

Colac Otway Shire Council VIC, PO Box 283, Beech Forest, VIC 3237

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This article contains content imported from the English Wikipedia article on Beech Forest, Victoria