Noojee, Victoria

Infobox Australian Place | type = town
name = Noojee
state = vic


caption =
lga = Shire of Baw Baw
postcode = 3833
est =
pop = 261
elevation= 275
maxtemp = 18.4
mintemp = 7.1
rainfall = 1116.3
stategov = Narracan
fedgov = McMillan
dist1 = 128
dir1 = E
location1= Melbourne
dist2 = 38
dir2 = N
location2= Warragul
dist3 = 20
dir3 = N
location3= Neerim South
near-nw = Warburton
near-n = McMahons Creek
near-ne = Erica
near-w = Hoddles Creek
near-e = Tanjil Bren
near-sw = Labertouche
near-s = Nerim Junction
near-se = Hill End

Noojee is a town in the Gippsland region of Victoria, Australia, located north of Warragul and east of Melbourne, in the Baw Baw local government area. At the 2006 census, Noojee and the surrounding area had a population of 261.Census 2001 AUS
id=SSC26355
name=Noojee (State Suburb)
accessdate=2007-08-05
quick=on]

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. The town was destroyed by bushfires in 1926 and again in the Black Friday fires of 1939.

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

The history of this town and surrounding area is currently being collected and studied by the [http://noojeehistoricalsociety.spaces.live.com Noojee & District Historical Society Incorporated] which was formed in October 2006.

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