Address & Contact
2141-2145 Maroondah Hwy
Bonnie Doon VIC 3720
Phone: (03) 5775 8555
Email: council@mansfield.vic.gov.au
Web: https://www.mansfield.vic.gov.au
Bonnie Doon is a small village located on the Maroondah Highway, in the Shire of
Mansfield.
Bonnie Doon is 168 kilometres north-east from
Melbourne.
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 town was renamed
Bonnie Doon in 1891 coinciding with the arrival of the railway.
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.
Lake Eildon makes
Bonnie Doon a minor tourist town for water activities, and the surrounds of
Bonnie Doon are somewhat popular for weekend holidaymakers.
Bonnie Doon is on the
Great Victorian Rail Trail.