The Shire of Heywood was a local government area about 360 kilometres (224 mi) west-southwest of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia.

The shire covered an area of 3,764 square kilometres (1,453.3 sq mi), and existed from 1856 until 1994.

On 23 April 1958 and 31 May 1968, it lost parts of its area to the Town of Portland, and on 1 October 1988, it was renamed the Shire of Heywood.

[3] The Shire of Heywood was divided into four ridings, each of which elected three councillors: * Council seat.

* Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.