Rokewood, Victoria

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Rokewood
Victoria
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General store
Rokewood is located in Golden Plains Shire
Rokewood
Rokewood
Coordinates37°54′0″S 143°43′0″E / 37.90000°S 143.71667°E / -37.90000; 143.71667Coordinates: 37°54′0″S 143°43′0″E / 37.90000°S 143.71667°E / -37.90000; 143.71667
Population217 (2016 census)[1]
Postcode(s)3330
Location
  • 133 km (83 mi) W of Melbourne
  • 69 km (43 mi) NW of Geelong
  • 44 km (27 mi) S of Ballarat
LGA(s)Golden Plains Shire
State electorate(s)Polwarth
Federal division(s)Wannon
Localities around Rokewood:
Rokewood Junction Corindhap
Dereel
Mount Mercer
Rokewood Shelford
Cressy

Rokewood is a small rural township in Victoria, Australia in the Golden Plains Shire, 133 kilometres (83 mi) west of the state capital, Melbourne. At the 2016 census, Rokewood and the surrounding area had a population of 217.[1]

History[]

Rokewood Post Office opened on 1 October 1857.[2]

McMillans Bridge, which crosses the Woady Yaloak River for the Rokewood-Skipton Road between Rokewood and , is listed on the Victorian Heritage Register.[3]

Attractions[]

Rokewood Swimming Lagoon is an unusual community-run public waterhole in the centre of Rokewood. It is open from December to March each year.

Sport[]

In conjunction with its neighbouring township Corindhap Rokewood has an Australian Rules football and netball team, Rokewood-Corindhap. It previously competed in the Lexton Plains Football League, but the league folded at the end of the 2010 season. The team now play in the Central Highlands Football League [4]

Golfers play at the course of the Rokewood Golf Club on Rokewood - Shelford Road.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Rokewood (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 31 August 2017. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ Phoenix Auctions History, Post Office List, retrieved 3 April 2021
  3. ^ "McMillans Bridge (H1847)". Victorian Heritage Register. Heritage Victoria. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
  4. ^ Full Points Footy, Rokewood-Corindhap, retrieved 15 April 2009
  5. ^ Golf Select, Rokewood, retrieved 11 May 2009
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