Rokewood
Town in Victoria, Australia
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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]
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| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Victoria | ||||||||||||
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| Postcode | 3330 | ||||||||||||
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History
Rokewood Post Office opened on 1 October 1857.[2]
The closed Rokewood Uniting Church (formerly Presbyterian Church) was constructed between 1865-1866 to designs of Alexander Davidson, and is heritage-listed.[3]
McMillans Bridge, which crosses the Woady Yaloak River for the Rokewood-Skipton Road between Rokewood and Werneth, is listed on the Victorian Heritage Register.[4]
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 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.[5]
Golfers play at the course of the Rokewood Golf Club on Rokewood–Shelford Road.[6]
