Simpson, Victoria

Simpson is a small town in the Western District of and selling the farmers calves in Colac.
Victoria Australia. The town is in a dairying region and
lies about halfway between Colac and the coastal shing
resort of Port Campbell. Most of the town is located in
the Corangamite Shire, but a small, forested section lies
2 Parks
in the Shire of Colac Otway. Simpson is 20 kilometres
(12 mi) south of Cobden. At the 2006 census, Simpson A park has been set beside a natural dam in the heart of
had a population of 813.[1] town oering visitors the chance to learn about the devel-
opment of the Heytesbury Settlement, a display featuring
The town is named after Les Simpson, the rst chairman
the large equipment used to help with the clearance of the
of the Soldier Settlement Commission. Prior to the for-
Heytesbury Forest can also be seen here.
mation of the Soldier Settlement Commission in 1946,
the large bush land tract known as the Heytesbury Forest A 5 tonne steel land clearing high Ball was constructed
was under consideration as a possible settlement area. from 19 mm (0.75 in) mild steel plate in 1953 by Hume
Steel Pty. Ltd. In 1956 it was employed in Heytes-
Simpson is part of one of the most productive dairying
bury Forest for all timber clearing operations on the
centres in Australia. Dairying has become a major activ-
50,000 hectares (120,000 acres) project until completion
ity in the area and a signicant contributor to the States
in 1971. In operation the ball was pulled by two 180-
dairying industry. The region consists of dissected plains
kilowatt (240 hp) tractors one attached to 60-metre (200
exposing a range of land types with dierent topography,
ft) chains on either side. A tree pusher tractor followed
lithology and soils. This results in a range of responses to
to assist the pulling of larger trees.[3]
land use and climate.
The town today services the needs of 400 plus farms,
through Education, Health and Produce.
3 Education
The town has a primary school for children from prep
1 History to year 6. Secondary school students are bused to Cob-
den Technical School, Timboon High School, Mercy Re-
Simpson was part of the Heytesbury Settlement. The gional College or Camperdown High School.
Heytesbury region was settled as part of a returned soldier
program. In 1960 the rst settlers took up their farms,
Simpson Post Oce opened on 4 September 1962 as the 4 Sport
population grew,[2] and by 1976 there were 378 fami-
lies in occupation with further families to follow as more
land was cleared. The amount of the Heytesbury Settle- The town has an Australian[4]Rules football team playing
ment developed to pasture was 43,000 hectares (110,000 in the Colac & District FL.
acres). The Heytesbury Shire established a committee to
help promote the scheme in collaboration with the Co-
lac Otway Shire councils. In 1946 an advisory commit- 5 References
tee was appointed by the Soldier Settlement Commis-
sion. This committee associated itself with several gov-
[1] Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007).
ernment departments with the intention of establishing
Simpson (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Re-
an operation of an experimental area which was started in trieved 29 August 2010.
1947. The potential of this country for pastures was over-
whelming, the project commenced in 1956. Jack Shep- [2] Premier Postal History, Post Oce List, retrieved 2008-
herd owner of a local earth moving business won the con- 04-11
tract to build the rst 5 miles (8 km) of gravel road (now
sealed) into the settlement, branching o from the Scotts [3] http://www.gatewaybbs.com.au/Heytbury/Simpson.htm
Creek- Colac Road as it was then called. He then went
on to build a number of dams for the farmers and buying [4] http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/simpson.htm

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