Corio, formely known as Cowie, is a residential and industrial, and one of the largest suburbs of Geelong, Victoria, Australia, located approximately 9 km north of the Geelong central business district. The area was once formerly known as Cowie in commemoration of James Cowie, an early land owner active in Local and State Government. It is known amongst most geelong residents to be one of the worst areas in all of geelong[1] - - Nickname: City by the Bay Geography Area: 1,240 km² Coordinates: Time Zone UTC +10:00 Population (2003) 200,067 Among Australian cities: Density: persons/km² Political Mayor: Shane Dowling Governing body: City of Greater Geelong Geelong is a port city of 200,067 people (2003 census) located on Corio... “VIC” redirects here. ... ImageMetadata File history File links GGSCorio1. ... Geelong Church of England Grammar School is an Anglican co-educational boarding and day-boarding Public School. ... Boats on Corio Bay, overlooking Geelong Corio Bay, one of numerous bays in Port Phillip lies in the southwest part of Port Phillip, and is the bay on which abuts Geelong, the second largest city in Victoria, Australia. ... // The First Transcontinental Railroad in the USA was built in the six year period between 1863 and 1869. ... Australian postcodes have four digits; envelopes for posting from Australia reflect this. ... Area is a physical quantity expressing the size of a part of a surface. ... ISO 4217 Code AUD User(s) Australia, Kiribati, Nauru, Tuvalu, Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, and Norfolk Island Inflation 2. ... ‹ The template below (Unit of length) is being considered for deletion. ... Moorabool St, Geelongs main street, during Christmas. ... Municipalities of Greater Melbourne City of Banyule City of Bayside City of Boroondara City of Brimbank Shire of Cardinia City of Casey City of Darebin City of Frankston City of Glen Eira City of Greater Dandenong City of Hobsons Bay City of Hume City of Kingston City of Knox City... The City of Greater Geelong is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia. ... State Electoral District is a term used to refer to a voting area within Australian states. ... The Electoral district of Lara is an seat in the Victorian Legislative Assembly. ... The Australian House of Representatives is elected from 150 single-member districts called Divisions. ... The Division of Corio is an Australian Electoral Division in Victoria. ... This is a list of the suburbs of Geelong, Victoria, Australia. ... Lara is a semi-rural township in the state of Victoria in Australia. ... Lovely Banks is a suburb of Geelong, Victoria, Australia. ... Please wikify (format) this article or section as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ... Norlane is a northern suburb of Geelong, Victoria, Australia. ... North Shore is an industrial and residential suburb of Geelong, Victoria, Australia. ... Moorabool St, Geelongs main street, during Christmas. ... “VIC” redirects here. ... The Central Business District of Sydney, Australia. ...

History

Explorers Hume and Hovell reached the area of Corio and reported Aboriginals referring to the area as 'Corago', possibly leading to the current name of Corio. Hume and Hovells 1824 expedition in shown by the broken line The Hume and Hovell expedition was one of the most important journeys of explorations undertaken in eastern Australia. ...

By the 1860s, Corio was home to two hotels and a population of approximately 500 people. In 1914 the Geelong Grammar School moved to its current location near Corio Bay. Land was first subdivided and sold in the area of Cowies Creek in 1852. The Corio Village Shopping Centre was opened in 1973. The Shopping Centre includes a K-Mart, Coles, Safeway and Best and Less are the largest stores at Corio Shopping Centre. // The First Transcontinental Railroad in the USA was built in the six year period between 1863 and 1869. ... Year 1914 (MCMXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Geelong Church of England Grammar School is an Anglican co-educational boarding and day-boarding Public School. ... For the song by James Blunt, see 1973 (song). ... Kmart store at Kurralta Park in Adelaides western suburbs. ... The name Coles has many meanings: Coles in business: Coles Supermarkets is a supermarket chain in Australia Coles Myer, owner of the Coles supermarket chain. ... Safeway Australia was a group of supermarkets purchased by Woolworths Limited (an Australian company) in 1985. ... Best and Less is an Australian department store chain with hundreds of stores nationally. ...

Industry

Industry in Corio includes a Shell refinery built in 1956. Royal Dutch Shell plc is a multinational oil company of British and Dutch origins. ... A refinery is composed of a group of chemical engineering unit processes and unit operations used for refining certain materials or converting raw material into products of value. ... Year 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Transport

Corio railway station

Cars are a popular method of transport within Corio. A public transport system provides for bus transport from most areas of Corio to the Geelong city centre. Taxis are also available. Corio will be bypassed by traffic on the Princes Freeway by the creation of the Geelong Bypass, due for completion in 2009. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Corio railway station is located in Corio, a suburb of Geelong, Victoria, Australia. ... Princes Freeway M1 links Melbourne to Geelong on the west and Traralgon on the east. ... The Geelong Bypass (also known as the Geelong Ring Road) is a proposed freeway ring road. ... 2009 (MMIX) will be a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

See also

• Corio Bay
• Corio railway station, Victoria
• Division of Corio

Boats on Corio Bay, overlooking Geelong Corio Bay, one of numerous bays in Port Phillip lies in the southwest part of Port Phillip, and is the bay on which abuts Geelong, the second largest city in Victoria, Australia. ... Corio railway station is located in Corio, a suburb of Geelong, Victoria, Australia. ... The Division of Corio is an Australian Electoral Division in Victoria. ...

External links

Coordinates: 38°04′26″S 144°21′32″E / -38.074, 144.359 Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...

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• City of Greater Geelong, Corio
• Australian Places - Corio

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