Dookie, Victoria
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Entering Dookie
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Population | 286 (2006 census)[1] | ||||||||
Postcode(s) | 3646 | ||||||||
Elevation | 189 m (620 ft) | ||||||||
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LGA(s) | City of Greater Shepparton | ||||||||
State electorate(s) | Shepparton | ||||||||
Federal Division(s) | Murray | ||||||||
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Dookie /ˈduːki/[2] 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 2006 census, Dookie had a population of 286.[1]
Dookie is five minutes by car from Dookie College, jointly managed by the Goulburn Ovens Institute of TAFE and University of Melbourne since 2005.[3] Dookie has many sporting and community groups.
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.[4]
The town has an Australian rules football team Dookie United competing in the Picola & District Football League.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Macquarie Dictionary, Fourth Edition (2005). Melbourne, The Macquarie Library Pty Ltd. ISBN 1-876429-14-3
- ↑ Fiona Davis, TAFE providors named in ag course turnaround, Stock and Land, 2 September 2005. Accessed 8 September 2008
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Gallery
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Gladstone Hotel
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DookiePark.JPG
Park in the centre of town
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Plains to the east of the town
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St Mary's Roman Catholic church
External links
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- Lifestyle Dookie. Community website. Retrieved on 2007-03-01.
- Local history of Dookie