Rokewood, Victoria
| Rokewood Victoria | |||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 37°54′0″S 143°43′0″E / 37.90000°S 143.71667°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 217 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 3330 | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Golden Plains Shire | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Polwarth | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Wannon | ||||||||||||||
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Rokewood is a town in Golden Plains Shire, Victoria, Australia located 133 kilometres (83 mi) west of the state capital, Melbourne. At the 2016 census, Rokewood and the surrounding area had a population of 217.[1]
History
[edit]Rokewood Post Office opened on 1 October 1857.[2]
McMillans Bridge, which crosses the Woady Yaloak River for the Rokewood-Skipton Road between Rokewood and Werneth, is listed on the Victorian Heritage Register.[3]
Attractions
[edit]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
[edit]In conjunction with its neighbouring township Corindhap Rokewood has an Australian Rules football and netball team, Rokewood-Corindhap. It previously competed in the Lexton Plains Football League, but the league folded at the end of the 2010 season. The team now play in the Central Highlands Football League [4]
Golfers play at the course of the Rokewood Golf Club on Rokewood - Shelford Road.[5]
References
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- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Rokewood (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
- ^ Phoenix Auctions History, Post Office List, retrieved 3 April 2021
- ^ "McMillans Bridge (H1847)". Victorian Heritage Register. Heritage Victoria. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
- ^ Full Points Footy, Rokewood-Corindhap, retrieved 15 April 2009
- ^ Golf Select, Rokewood, retrieved 11 May 2009
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