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Dookie is a town in the Goulburn Valley region of Victoria, Australia.
Dookie 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.
Dookie is five minutes by car from Dookie College, jointly managed by the Goulburn Ovens Institute of TAFE and University of Melbourne 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 Australian rules football 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.
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Population: 101-1000
Time zone: UTC +11:00
Area: 70.026 km2
Elevation: 51-200 metres
Town elevation: 153 m
Population number: 328
Local Government Area: Greater Shepparton City Council