Noojee

Town in Victoria, Australia

Noojee
Victoria

Bennett Street

Noojee

Coordinates| 37°53′0″S 146°00′0″E﻿ / ﻿37.88333°S 146.00000°E﻿ / -37.88333; 146.00000
Population| 157 (2016 census)[1]
Postcode(s)| 3833
Elevation| 275 m (902 ft)
Location|

* 128 km (80 mi) E of Melbourne
* 38 km (24 mi) N of Warragul
* 20 km (12 mi) N of Neerim South

LGA(s)| Shire of Baw Baw
County| Buln Buln
State electorate(s)| Narracan
Federal division(s)| Monash
| Mean max temp | Mean min temp | Annual rainfall

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18.4 °C
65 °F | 7.1 °C
45 °F | 1,116.3 mm
43.9 in
| Localities around Noojee:

Warburton Powelltown | McMahons Creek | Erica
Hoddles Creek | Noojee | Tanjil Bren
Labertouche | Neerim Junction | Hill End

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.[1] The town benefits from tourists passing through to the Mount Baw Baw Alpine Resort, 48 kilometres away, as it is the last stop with tourism services. There are also a number of walks in the area, including the Noojee Trestle Bridge, a 100m wooden rail bridge.

## History

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"Noojee" is an Aboriginal word meaning "valley of or place of rest".

It was first settled after gold was found in the area in the 1860s. Noojee became a major timber town when the railway connected the town to Warragul in 1919. Noojee Post Office opened on 3 May 1920, though an earlier office had been open between 1902 and 1904.[2]

The town was destroyed by bushfires in 1926 and again in the Black Friday fires of 1939. The only building left standing after both fires was the Noojee Hotel which served as community meeting point during the emergency. The hotel also served as the school after the one room school was destroyed.[3]

## Economy

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Noojee is well known for its trout fishing. A trout farm is located on the outskirts of the town.

## See also

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* Toorongo Falls Reserve

## References

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1. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Noojee (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
2. ^ Phoenix Auctions History, Post Office List, retrieved 3 April 2021
3. ^ "Negative – Noojee, Victoria, 1934". Archived from the original on 9 March 2016. Retrieved 23 May 2019.

## External links

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Media related to Noojee, Victoria at Wikimedia Commons

* Noojee & District Historical Society Incorporated
* Toorongo River Sanctuary

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Localities in the Shire of Baw Baw

City|

* Drouin
* Warragul

Town|

* Buln Buln
* Darnum
* Drouin South
* Drouin West
* Ellinbank
* Jindivick
* Labertouche
* Longwarry^
* Longwarry North
* Moe^
* Moe South^
* Narracan^
* Neerim
* Neerim South
* Nilma
* Nilma North
* Nyora^
* Poowong North^
* Rawson
* Ripplebrook
* Rokeby
* Tanjil South^
* Thorpdale
* Toongabbie^
* Trafalgar
* Trafalgar East
* Trafalgar South
* Warragul South
* Willow Grove
* Yallourn North^
* Yarragon
* Yarragon South

Locality|

* Aberfeldy
* Ada
* Allambee
* Allambee Reserve^
* Allambee South
* Amor
* Athlone
* Baw Baw
* Bona Vista
* Boola
* Brandy Creek
* Bravington
* Buln Buln East
* Caringal
* Childers
* Cloverlea
* Coalville
* Coopers Creek
* Crossover
* Delburn^
* Drouin East
* Erica
* Ferndale
* Fumina
* Fumina South
* Gainsborough
* Gentle Annie
* Hallora
* Heath Hill^
* Hill End
* Icy Creek
* Jacob Creek
* Jericho
* Lardner
* Lillico
* Loch Valley
* Modella^
* Moondarra
* Mountain View
* Nayook
* Neerim East
* Neerim Junction
* Neerim North
* Noojee
* Piedmont
* Poowong East^
* Seaview
* Shady Creek
* Strzelecki^
* Tanjil
* Tanjil Bren
* Tetoora Road
* Thalloo
* Thomson
* Thorpdale South^
* Toombon
* Toorongo^
* Torwood
* Trida^
* Vesper
* Walhalla^
* Warragul West
* Westbury

^ \- Territory divided with another LGA

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