Bonnie Doon, Victoria

Infobox Australian Place | type = town
name = Bonnie Doon
state = vic


caption =
lga = Shire of Mansfield
postcode = 3720
est =
pop = 755
elevation=
maxtemp =
mintemp =
rainfall =
stategov = Benalla
fedgov = Indi
dist1 = 162
dir1 = NE
location1= Melbourne
dist2 = 59
dir2 = NE
location2= Yea
dist3 = 21
dir3 = E
location3= Mansfield

Bonnie Doon is a small village in Victoria, Australia. It is located on the Maroondah Highway, in the Shire of Mansfield. Bonnie Doon is 115 kilometres north-east from Melbourne. At the 2006 census, Bonnie Doon and the surrounding area had a population of 755.Census 2006 AUS
id=SSC25191
name=Bonnie Doon (State Suburb)
accessdate=2007-07-21
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History

The township was established subsequent to gold discoveries in the area. It was originally named Doon after the town of that name in Ireland.The Post Office opened on October 1, 1866 and was renamed Bonnie Doon in 1891 coinciding with the arrival of the railway. Citation

last = Premier Postal History | title = Post Office List | url = https://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=VIC&country= | accessdate = 2008-04-11 ]

Much of the original town of Bonnie Doon was flooded by the construction of Lake Eildon in the 1950s. The township was relocated; some buildings were picked up and moved, whilst others were able to remain in their original site, such as the churches.

Tourism

Lake Eildon makes Bonnie Doon a minor tourist town for water activities, and the surrounds of Bonnie Doon are somewhat popular for weekend holidaymakers. This popularity was satirised in the Australian comedy, "The Castle", with popular quotes such as "ahhh... the serenity" and its catch-phrase song "We're going to Bonnie Doon".

Bonnie Doon has an Australian Rules football team competing in the Benalla & District Football League. Citation | last = Full Points Footy | title = Bonnie Doon | url = http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/Bonnie_Doon.htm | accessdate = 2008-07-25 ]

References

External links

* [http://web.archive.org/web/20040511083251/www.arts.monash.edu.au/ncas/multimedia/gazetteer/list/boniedoon.html Australian Places - Bonnie Doon]
* [http://www.booniedoon.net/]