The City of Greater Geelong is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia. It is located in the western part of the state, south_west of Melbourne. It has an area of 1,240 square kilometres. In 2001 it had a population of 191,000.
Geelong is covered by the municipality of The City of GreaterGeelong, and is Victoria's largest regional city.
Geelong is home to the AFL club, the Geelong Football Club, the second oldest football club in the world.
Geelong is serviced by local bus routes covering most of the city and surrounding suburbs, and also a regular V/Line train service to Melbourne and Warrnambool operating from the Geelong railway station.
Geelong is a port city of 184,332 people (2001 census) on Corio Bay, 75 kilometres south-west of Melbourne in Victoria, Australia.
Geelong is becoming well known within Australia for its emerging music scene; it has given birth to a number of major bands, such as Magic Dirt and Warped.
Geelong is serviced by local bus routes covering most of the city and surrounding suburbs, and also a regular V/Line train service to Melbourne and Warrnambool.