Rokewood is a small rural township in

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, Australia in the

Golden Plains Shire The Golden Plains Shire is a local government area in Victoria, Australia, located in the western part of the state. It covers an area of and in June 2018, had a population of 23,120. It includes the towns of Bannockburn, Dereel, Gheringhap, Le ...

, west of the state capital,

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. At the , Rokewood and the surrounding area had a population of 217.

History

Rokewood Post Office opened on 1 October 1857.

McMillans Bridge McMillans Bridge, is a riveted wrought iron open web truss bridge, located over the Woady Yaloak River on the Rokewood-Skipton Road between Rokewood and Werneth, Victoria, Werneth on a historical route between Geelong and the 1850s goldfields at ...

, which crosses the

Woady Yaloak River The Woady Yaloak River is a perennial river of the Corangamite catchment, located in the Western District Lakes region of the Australian state of Victoria. Location and features The Woady Yaloak River rises below Black Hill, west of Ballarat ...

for the Rokewood-Skipton Road between Rokewood and Werneth, is listed on the

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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 Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an oval field, often a modified cricket ground. Points are scored by k ...

football and netball team, Rokewood-Corindhap. It previously competed in the

Lexton Plains Football League The Lexton Plains Football League was an Australian rules football competition in western Victoria, Australia. The league ran an annual competition from 1999 to 2010. History The Western Plains FL was formed in 1930 and the Lexton FL was formed ...

, but the league folded at the end of the 2010 season. The team now play in the

Central Highlands Football League The Central Highlands Football League is an Australian Rules Football League in the Ballarat Ballarat ( ) is a city in the Central Highlands (Victoria), Central Highlands of Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia. At the 2021 Census, B ...

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

References

Towns in Victoria (Australia) Golden Plains Shire 1857 establishments in Australia {{GrampiansAU-geo-stub