Drysdale is a rural township near Geelong, Victoria, Australia, located on the Bellarine Peninsula. The town has an approximate population of 1500. The locality is home to many notable residents, including the family of Sir Coleman O'Loughnin of Ivanhoe. The local Football Club is the Drysdale Hawkes. - - 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... Motto: Peace and Prosperity Other Australian states and territories Capital Melbourne Governor HE Mr John Landy Premier Steve Bracks (ALP) Area 237,629 km² (6th) - Land 227,416 km² - Water 10,213 km² (4. ... The Bellarine Peninsula is a peninsula located south-west of Melbourne in Victoria, Australia, surrounded by Port Phillip, Corio Bay and Bass Strait. ... Ivanhoe book cover Ivanhoe is a novel by Sir Walter Scott. ...
The town is named after Anne Drysdale who, with her partner Caroline Newcomb, established a property named 'Coriyule' at the edge of the present townsite in 1843.
Nonetheless, Drysdale became the administrative and commercial centre of the Bellarine shire when that shire was proclaimed in 1865 (it is now incorporated into the City of Greater Geelong).
The Drysdale Markets are held on the third Sunday of the month between September and April on the Recreation Reserve (at the end of Duke St).
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