Dookie, Victoria

Dookie
Victoria
Dookie; Victoria
	Entering Dookie
	Dookie
Coordinates	36°20′0″S 145°42′0″E / 36.33333°S 145.70000°ECoordinates: 36°20′0″S 145°42′0″E / 36.33333°S 145.70000°E
Population	286 (2006 census)
Postcode(s)	3646
Elevation	189 m (620 ft)
Location	220 km (137 mi) N of Melbourne ; 29 km (18 mi) E of Shepparton ; 42 km (26 mi) W of Benalla ;
LGA(s)	City of Greater Shepparton
State electorate(s)	Shepparton
Federal division(s)	Nicholls

Dookie (/ˈduːki/) is a town in the Goulburn Valley region of Victoria, Australia. It is situated in a valley between Mount Major and Mount Saddleback. Dookie is a farming community. At the 2016 census, Dookie had a population of 328.

Dookie is five minutes by car from Dookie College, jointly managed by the Goulburn Ovens Institute of TAFE and University of Melbourne since 2005. Dookie has many sporting and community groups as well as a cycling track, the Dookie rail trail. The rail trail was opened by the mayor of Greater Shepparton, Michael Polan, in 2012.

The post office opened around February 1878, was replaced by Dookie Railway Station office in 1888 when the railway arrived, which was then renamed Dookie in 1901.

The town has an Australian rules football team Dookie United competing in the Picola & District Football League.

The town also has a film society of 75 members who meet monthly at the Dookie Memorial Hall. The film society is a member of the FVFS (Federation of Victorian Film Societies).

References[]

^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Dookie (L) (Urban Centre/Locality)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 27 April 2010.

Gallery[]

Gladstone Hotel
Park in the centre of town
Plains to the east of the town
St Mary's Roman Catholic church

External links[]

Lifestyle Dookie. Community website. Retrieved on 2007-03-01.
Local history of Dookie

[ABS-1] Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Dookie (L) (Urban Centre/Locality)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 27 April 2010.

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