Dookie ( /ˈduːki/) is a town in the

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. It is situated in a valley between Mount Major and Mount Saddleback. Dookie is a farming community. At the 2021 census, Dookie had a population of 333. Dookie is five minutes by car from Dookie College, jointly managed by the

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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

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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

Gallery

File:DookieGladstoneHotel2010.JPG, Gladstone Hotel File:DookiePark.JPG, Park in the centre of town File:DookiePlains.JPG, Plains to the east of the town File:DookieRomanCatholicChurch2010.JPG, St Mary's Roman Catholic church

External links

Lifestyle Dookie
Community website. Retrieved on 2007-03-01.
Local history of Dookie
{{authority control Towns in Victoria (Australia) Towns in Goulburn Valley City of Greater Shepparton