Dookie, Victoria

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 2016 census, Dookie had a population of 328.[1]

Dookie
Victoria
Entering Dookie
Dookie
Coordinates36°20′0″S 145°42′0″E
Population286 (2006 census)[1]
Postcode(s)3646
Elevation189 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
Mean max temp Mean min temp Annual rainfall
20.8 °C
69 °F		 9.4 °C
49 °F		 551.4 mm
21.7 in

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 as well as a cycling track, the Dookie Rail Trail.[4] The Rail Trail was officially opened by the then 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.[5]

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

The Heart of Victoria website brags that "you will fall in love with the relaxed, welcoming and creative community that is Dookie", this suggests that the town may appeal to those suffering burnout from working in the city.[6] It also suggests that you don't have to stay in the more urban areas of Victoria to be "having a blast". The website notes the Dookie rail trail which provides a long view of the scenic Mt Major.[6]

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
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Dookie (L) (Urban Centre/Locality)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 27 April 2010.
  2. Macquarie Dictionary, Fourth Edition (2005). Melbourne, The Macquarie Library Pty Ltd. ISBN 1-876429-14-3
  3. Fiona Davis, TAFE providors named in ag course turnaround Archived 2008-08-08 at the Wayback Machine, Stock and Land, 2 September 2005. Accessed 8 September 2008
  4. "Dookie Rail Trail - Trail Search". www.railtrails.org.au. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
  5. Premier Postal History, Post Office List, retrieved 11 April 2008
  6. "DOOKIE – The Heart of Victoria". Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  • Gladstone Hotel
  • Park in the centre of town
  • Plains to the east of the town
  • St Mary's Roman Catholic church
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