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This wonderful "Valley of Contentment" has many natural attractions. The aboriginal meaning of Noojee is said to be "valley of or place of rest".
A little history...Noojee township was first settled by gold prospectors in the mid 1860's. Tin was found in good quantities west of Noojee and a road was surveyed in 1878. This opened the area to farmers who selected land up to 15km north of the Latrobe River. In 1919 the railway was built to Noojee. This allowed the sawmillers to operate in the area. As roads were in a very poor state, more than 200km of tramlines were built to link the mills to the railway station. At least 28 mills were in operation between 1919 and 1926, nearly all on privately owned land. In February 1926, bushfire destroyed this area. In January 1939 bushfires devastated Victoria, and again razed Noojee. Large areas of forest were killed and a huge timber salvage operation commenced.
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