Neerim is a locality in Victoria,

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, on Main Neerim Road in the Shire of Baw Baw. The locality was connected to the

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network when on 27 March 1917 an extension of the line from Warragul to

Neerim South Neerim South is a town in West Gippsland, Victoria, Australia, located in the Shire of Baw Baw, east of Melbourne and north of Warragul. At the 2016 census, Neerim South had a population of 1,305. The Post Office opened on 1 February 1883. T ...

was opened, later connecting to

Noojee Noojee is a town in the Gippsland region of Victoria, Australia, north of Warragul and east of Melbourne, in the Baw Baw local government area. At the 2016 census, Noojee and the surrounding area had a population of 157. The town benefits from ...

in 1919. The line closed in 1958.Fiddian (1997), p. 171. The Post Office opened on 25 August 1877 and closed in 1967. The locality, in conjunction with neighbouring township

, has an

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football team competing in the Ellinbank & District Football League.

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