Dookie, Victoria

Dookie Victoria
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Dookie
Coordinates	36°20′0″S 145°42′0″E / 36.33333°S 145.70000°E / -36.33333; 145.70000Coordinates: 36°20′0″S 145°42′0″E / 36.33333°S 145.70000°E / -36.33333; 145.70000
Population	286 (2006 census)
Postcode(s)	3646
Elevation	189 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)	Murray
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 /ˈduːki/ 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 2006 census, Dookie had a population of 286.

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.

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.

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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