Nestled on the banks of the Latrobe River, the small village in close proximity to Mt Raw Baw ski fields. Festival In the forest is held every February.
Location: 107 km east of Melbourne, 40 km north of Warragul.
Origin of name: an aboriginal word meaning 'contentment' or 'place to rest'.
Brief history: The first white inhabitants were prospectors and tin miners in the mid 1860s, followed by farmers and timber workers. Prospectors have been attracted to the creeks in the region over the years. Perhaps the most famous was an eccentric Englishman called Dick Belpoole, who, dissatisfied with the durability of commercial clothing, built himself a tin suit for usage in the bush. Belpoole claimed to have found a rich deposit, though attempts to induce him to reveal its location proved fruitless. The town developed when the railway was built from Noojee to Warragul to transport the felled timber. The line was last used in 1954 when large numbers of the locals travelled to Warragul to see Queen Elizabeth II during her first visit to Australia. After its closure, the Buln Buln Shire Council purchased a rare, timber trestle bridge from the railways for $2. It is now registered with the National Trust.
Natural features: Toorongo Falls; The Ada Tree
Built features: Trout Farm; Noojee Trestle Bridge Rail Trail
Heritage features: Noojee Trestle Bridge (c.1919)