Geelong
Victoria

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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 Bay. The city is located 75 kilometres south-west of Melbourne in Victoria, Australia. Geelong is covered by the municipality of The City of Greater Geelong, and is Victoria's largest regional city. Along the coastline to the west is the Great Ocean Road. Avalon Airport is several kilometres to the north-east. Image File history File links Arms of Geelong This image depicts a seal, an emblem, a coat of arms or a crest. ... A nickname is a short, clever, cute, derogatory, or otherwise substitute name for a person or things real name (for example, Nick is short for Nicholas). ... This article explains the meaning of area as a physical quantity. ... This article is about longitude and latitude; see also UTM coordinate system Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (vertically) and longitude (horizontally); large version (pdf) The geographic (earth-mapping) coordinate system expresses every horizontal position on Earth by two of the three coordinates of a spherical coordinate system which... Time zones are areas of the Earth that have adopted the same standard time, usually referred to as the local time. ... UTC also stands for the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Coordinated Universal Time or UTC, also sometimes referred to as Zulu time, the basis for civil time, differs by an integral number of seconds from atomic time and a fractional number of seconds from UT1. ... 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This is a list of cities in Australia, arranged by state: // Australian Capital Territory Canberra New South Wales See also: List of Sydney suburbs, Local Government Areas of New South Wales Northern Territory See also: Local Government Areas of the Northern Territory Darwin (Capital) Alice Springs Palmerston Queensland See also... Density (symbol: ρ - Greek: rho) is a measure of mass per unit of volume. ... Categories: Stub | Commercial item transport and distribution | Transportation ... 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 City of Melbournes coat of arms The central business district of Melbourne, viewed from the north Alternate meanings: Melbourne (disambiguation) Melbourne is the capital and largest city of the state of Victoria, and the second largest city in Australia, with a population of 52,117 in the Central... Motto: Peace and Prosperity Nickname: Garden State Other Australian states and territories Capital Melbourne Government Governor Premier Const. ... The City of Greater Geelong is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia. ... Great Ocean Road Main Gate at Eastern View The Great Ocean Road stretches along the South Eastern coast of Australia between the Victorian cities of Geelong and Warrnambool. ... Avalon Airport (IATA airport code: AVV) is an airport located in Avalon, Victoria, Australia. ...

Geography

Geelong is located on Corio Bay. It is surrounded by many kilometres of farmlands, and is noted for its many wineries and nearby popular surfing beaches. Surfing outside Kaneohe Bay, Hawai‘i. ...

Despite its proximity to Melbourne and connection with a three-lane freeway, Geelong remains physically and psychologically separated by many kilometres of undeveloped farmland from its much larger neighbour. Download high resolution version (532x674, 85 KB)Map of Melbourne, Australia. ... Download high resolution version (532x674, 85 KB)Map of Melbourne, Australia. ... The Princes Highway is a segment of Australias Highway 1 that extends from Sydney to Adelaide, via Melbourne. ...

Economy and culture

The town's major industries include a Shell oil refinery in Corio, an Alcoa aluminium smelter at Point Henry, and a Ford Motor Company engine plant in Norlane. The nearby town of Torquay is the location of many surfing equipment and clothing manufacturers, notably Rip Curl, as well as some of Australia's finest surf beaches. Geelong has also given birth to a number of major Australian bands, such as Magic Dirt and Warped. A Shell petrol station sign in the UK The Royal Dutch/Shell Group of Companies (called Shell Oil in North America), has its headquarters split between the Shell Centre in London, United Kingdom and The Hague, Netherlands. ... The Division of Corio is an Australian Electoral Division in Victoria. ... Alcoa (NYSE: AA) is an American company and one of the largest producers of aluminum. ... General Name, Symbol, Number aluminium, Al, 13 Chemical series poor metals Group, Period, Block 13, 3, p Appearance silvery Atomic mass 26. ... An elephant seal similar to Henry. ... The Ford Motor Company (often referred to simply as Ford; sometimes nicknamed Fords or FoMoCo, NYSE: F is an automobile maker founded by Henry Ford in Detroit, Michigan, and incorporated on June 16, 1903. ... Norlane is a suburb of Geelong, Victoria, Australia. ... Torquay, seen from the Great Ocean Road Torquay is a township in Victoria, Australia, which faces Bass Strait, 21 km. ... Surfing outside Kaneohe Bay, Hawai‘i. ... Rip Curl is a major Australian manufacturer and retailer of surfwear and surfgear (see surfing). ... Magic Dirt at the 2004 Big Day Out Magic Dirt is an Australian rock band, formed in 1992 in Geelong, Australia. ...

Media

Melbourne newspaper.. The Herald Sun.. serves Geelong (along with the rest of Victoria). Residents have their own independent local newspapers, the Geelong Advertiser, the Geelong Independent, and the Geelong News, as well as smaller newspapers serving the Bellarine Peninsula area. Local radio stations are 3GL (Ethnic service),K-Rock, The Pulse (Community Radio service) and Bay FM. The Bellarine Peninsula is a peninsula located south-west of Melbourne in Victoria, Australia, surrounded by Port Phillip, Corio Bay and Bass Strait. ... 3GL was an AM radio station in Geelong, Australia. ... K-Rock is an FM radio station based in Geelong, Victoria, Australia. ... ... Bay FM is the on-air name used by three unconnected Australian radio stations. ...

Transmitters for K-Rock, The Pulse & Bay FM are located at a shared transmitter site on Mt Bellarine on the Bellarine Peninsula outside of Drysdale a short drive from Geelong CBD. Most Melbourne stations can be clearly heard in Geelong. Geelong does not have its' own television broadcasting facilities and relies on broadcasts from Melbourne for television reception. A set of small analogue UHF TV in-fill repeaters located at the Highton water basin service a television black spot in the suburbs of Highton & Newtown.. The Bellarine Peninsula is a peninsula located south-west of Melbourne in Victoria, Australia, surrounded by Port Phillip, Corio Bay and Bass Strait. ... Highton is a residential suburb of Geelong, Victoria, Australia. ...

The Geelong region also receives Cable and Satellite Television service through Pay-TV operator Foxtel& Neighbourhood Cable. Foxtel is a cable television and satellite television company in Australia, formed through a joint venture between Telstra and News Corporation. ... Neighbourhood Cable (ASX: NCA) is a regional telecommunications provider based in Victoria. ...

See also: Channel 31 Channel 31 is the frequency reserved for community television stations across Australia. ...

Sport

Geelong is home to the AFL club, the Geelong Football Club and basketball team, The Geelong Supercats. Geelong also boasts many golf courses, ovals and playing fields, and facilities for water skiing, rowing, fishing, hiking, greyhound racing, trots and horse racing. The Eastern Beach foreshore and nearby Eastern Gardens area is often used to host internationally televised triathlon events. Corio Bay is home to many sailing and yachting events. This is a page about the national league in Australian Rules Football. ... Geelong Football Club logo The Geelong Football Club, nicknamed The Cats, is an Australian rules football club in the Australian Football League. ... A triathlon is an athletic event made up of three contests (from the Greek). ...

History

• Main article: History of Geelong
• See also: Timeline of Geelong history

The area of Geelong was originally occupied by Aboriginal tribes, notabily the Wathawurung people. Lieutenant John Murray was the first European visitor in 1802. Geelong is a port city of 184,332 people (2001 census) on Corio Bay, 75 kilometres south-west of Melbourne in Victoria, Australia. ... This is a timeline of major events in the history of the city of Geelong, Australia. ... There have been several important people by the name of John Murray (roughly in chronological order): John Murray (1660-1724), 1st Duke of Atholl John Murray (1730–1809), Lord Dunmore, colonial governor of Virginia John Murray (minister) (1741-1815), father of American Universalism John Murray (aristocrat), Lord of the Isle... 1802 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...

Landmarks and tourism

A view of Geelong's waterfront from Corio Bay.

• Avalon Raceway
• Ceres lookout
• Eastern Beach - waterfront featuring a promenade walkway and an enclosed swimmming pool
• HM Prison Geelong - historical prison closed in 1991
• Geelong Botantic Gardens
• Great Ocean Road - scenic world class tourist drive
• Skilled Stadium - Home ground to the Geelong Football Club
• You Yangs - granite peak near Lara

Geelong waterfront File links The following pages link to this file: Geelong, Victoria Eastern Beach, Victoria Categories: Images with unknown source ... Geelong waterfront File links The following pages link to this file: Geelong, Victoria Eastern Beach, Victoria Categories: Images with unknown source ... 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. ... Avalon Raceway is a motor racing track located in Lara, Victoria, Australia. ... Eastern Beach, Geelong, Victoria is Geelongs main recreational beach area, located on Corio Bay. ... A Promenade is a seaside walkway constructed so that people can enjoy walking near the sea without getting their clothes wet and dirty. ... Australian Prisons Categories: Stub | Victorian prisons | Geelong ... The Geelong Botantic Gardens is a Botanical garden in the city of Geelong, Victoria, Australia. ... Great Ocean Road Main Gate at Eastern View The Great Ocean Road stretches along the South Eastern coast of Australia between the Victorian cities of Geelong and Warrnambool. ... Skilled Stadium is located in Geelong, Victoria and is the home ground of the Geelong Football Club, an Australian Rules Football team. ... Geelong Football Club logo The Geelong Football Club, nicknamed The Cats, is an Australian rules football club in the Australian Football League. ... The You Yangs are a series of granite peaks that rise dramatically in the Werribee lava plains in Australia. ... Lara is a semi-rural township in the state of Victoria in Australia. ...

Geelong in film

Geelong has been used as a filming location for several feature films and television series:

• Mad Max (1979)
• Ned Kelly (2003)
• One Perfect Day (2004)
• Teardrops (2001)
• The Lighthorsemen (1987)

• SeaChange (1998 - 2002)

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Notable people from Geelong

• Kate Allen, triathlete
• Felicity Andersen, actress
• Arthur Coles, (1892 - 1982), businessman and philanthropist
• Barry Crocker, singer and actor
• Nathan Deakes, Olympic walker
• Joey Didulica, soccer goalkeeper
• Robert Doyle, politician
• Trish Fallon, Womens Basketballer
• Bev Francis, powerlifting world champion athlete
• Helen Garner, novelist and journalist
• James Harrison, (1816 - 1893), engineer
• Lindsay Hassett, (1913 - 1993), Australian Cricketer
• Robert Ingpen, author and illustrator
• Jeff Lang, musician
• Graeme Lloyd, MLB baseball player
• Russell Mockridge, (1928 - 1958), cyclist
• Craig Mottram, Olympic athlete
• Andrew Olexander, politician
• Francis Ormond, pastoralist and philanthropist
• Guy Pearce, actor
• Portia de Rossi, actress
• Daryl Somers, television personality
• Arthur Streeton, artist
• Alexander Thomson, pioneer, settler and mayor
• Lee Troop, Olympic marathon runner
• Denis Walter, television personality

Katherine Jessie Jean Allen (born April 25, 1970 in Geelong, Australia) is an Austrian triathlete. ... Felicity Andersen (born October 21, 1972) is an Australian actress. ... Arthur William Coles (August 7, 1892 _ June 14, 1982), later Sir Arthur Coles, was a prominent Australian businessman and philanthropist. ... 1892 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1982 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Barry Crocker is an Australian singer who has been performing for decades. ... Joseph Anthony Didulica, commonly known as Joey Didulica, is a Croatian-Australian soccer goalkeeper born on October 14, 1977 in Geelong, Victoria to emigrant Croatian parents. ... Robert Doyle (born May 20, 1953) is an Australian politician. ... Bev Francis was born February 15, 1955 in Geelong, Australia. ... Helen Garner (born 1942 in Geelong, Australia) is a novelist and journalist. ... James Harrison (1816 - September 3, 1893) was a Scottish-born Australian pioneer in the field of mechanical refrigeration. ... 1816 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1893 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Arthur Lindsay Hassett (born August 28, 1913 in Geelong, Victoria - died June 16, 1993 in Batemans Bay, New South Wales) was an Australian cricketer. ... Link title1913 is a common year starting on Wednesday. ... 1993 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... Timeline Born Geelong 1936 Educated at Geelong College 1957 Diploma of Graphic Art at RMIT 1958 Appointed as an artist at CSIRO to visually interpret and communicate the results of scientific research. ... Jeff Lang is an Australian musician. ... Russell Mockridge (1928 - 13 September 1958), nicknamed the Geelong Flyer, was a racing cyclist from Geelong, Victoria, Australia whose life was tragically ended during a race, in a collision with a bus in 1958. ... 1928 was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1958 was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Craig Mottram is an Australian long distance runner. ... Andrew Olexander (born February 26, Australian politician. ... Francis Ormond, pastoralist and philanthropist, was born in Aberdeen, Scotland in 1829, the son of a sea captain. ... Guy Pearce Guy Pearce (born October 5, 1967) is an English-born Australian actor. ... Portia de Rossi as Lindsay Bluth Fünke on Arrested Development Portia de Rossi (b. ... A young Daryl Somers with his sidekick Ossie Ostrich Daryl Somers (born August 6, 1951 in Geelong, Victoria, Australia) is an Australian television personality. ... Sir Arthur Ernest Streeton (8 April 1867–1 September 1943) was an Australian artist and a member of the famous Heidelberg School of Australian artists, best known for his rural landscapes. ... Dr. Alexander Thomson was elected as the first mayor of Geelong and held the position on five occasions from 1850 - 1858. ... Lee Troop in action Lee Troop an Olympic marathon runner from Geelong, Victoria, Australia. ... Denis Walter is an Australian singer, television personality and radio announcer. ...

Public transport

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. Train travel time from Geelong to Melbourne Spencer st Station is approx 60 minutes, making it a popular alternative to driving for Geelong residents working in the Melbourne area. Train services between Melbourne and Geelong are undergoing a government funded upgrade called "Regional Fast Rail Project", new high speed locomotives call V'locity 160 manufactured by Bombardier, Dandenong are scheduled to service this line. Taxi services are also available. Geelong was served by an electric tramway service until 1956. Categories: Rail stubs | Transport in Victoria ... The City of Melbournes coat of arms Melbourne is the capital and largest city of the state of Victoria, and the second largest city in Australia (after Sydney), with a population of 3,600,650 in the Melbourne metropolitan area (June 2004) and 61,670 in the City of... Warrnambool is a regional city of 29,500 people on the south-western coast of Victoria, Australia, located in the municipality City of Warrnambool. ... Geelong railway station is located in Geelong, Victoria, Australia. ... Street cars in New Orleans A modern tram in the Töölö district of Helsinki, Finland For modern innovations aimed at increasing the capacity and speed of tramway systems, see light rail. ...

A ring road is in planning to bypass the City of Geelong. The bypass will begin near Lara and exit near Waurn Ponds. The Geelong Bypass (also known as the Geelong Ring Road) is a proposed freeway ring road. ... Lara is a semi-rural township in the state of Victoria in Australia. ... Waurn Ponds is a suburb of Geelong, Victoria, Australia. ...

Airports

• Avalon Airport
• Geelong Airport

Avalon Airport (IATA airport code: AVV) is an airport located in Avalon, Victoria, Australia. ... Geelong Airport (IATA airport code: GEX) is a small airfield specifically for light aircraft located in Mount Duneed, Victoria, Australia. ...

See also

• List of Geelong suburbs
• Poppykettle Festival
• Searoad ferry

This is a list of the suburbs of Geelong, Victoria, Australia. ... The Poppykettle Festival, which is now known as the Alcoa Poppykettle Festival, due to corporate sponsorship from Alcoa begun in 2001, is an arts festival in Geelong, Victoria for kindergarten and primary school students first held in 1981. ... Categories: Stub ...

Sister cities

Geelong has a number of sister cities. They are: This article is about partnerships between towns distant from each other; see Twin cities for the different concept of physically neighbouring cities. ...

• Lianyungang, China
• Izumiotsu, Japan

Lianyungang (连云港; pinyin: Liányúngǎng) is a prefecture-level city of Jiangsu province, in eastern China. ... Izumiōtsu, also spelled Izumiootsu or Izumioutsu (泉大津市; -shi) is a city located in Osaka, Japan. ...

External links

• Geelong City Council Website
• Geelong News and Information
• Intown - Geelong City Guide

Suburbs of Geelong

Avalon | Bell Park | Bell Post Hill | Belmont | Breakwater | Ceres | Corio | Drumcondra | East Geelong | Fyansford | Grovedale | Hamlyn Heights | Herne Hill | Highton | Lara | Leopold | Lovely Banks | Manifold Heights | Moolap | Mount Duneed | Newcomb | Newtown | Norlane | North Geelong | Point Henry | Queens Park | Rippleside | South Geelong | St Albans Park | Wandana Heights | Waurn Ponds | West Geelong | Whittington List of Geelong suburbs Australian National Flag For more information, see Australian Government, Flying the Flag - Its an Honour!. Created by User:E Pluribus Anthony File links The following pages link to this file: Australia Politics of Australia Ashmore and Cartier Islands Australian Labor Party Australian Democrats Australian Capital Territory Talk:Australian rules... - - 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... Avalon is a locality in the State of Australia. ... Bell Park is a residential suburb of Geelong, Victoria, Australia. ... Bell Post Hill is a residential suburb of Geelong, Victoria, Australia. ... Belmont is a residential suburb of Geelong, Victoria, Australia. ... The historic sewerage aqueduct is the longest of its type in the world Breakwater is a residential and industrial suburb of Geelong, Victoria, Australia, located on the Barwon River, 4 km south-south-east of the Geelong central business district. ... Ceres is a suburb of Geelong, Victoria, Australia. ... The Division of Corio is an Australian Electoral Division in Victoria. ... Drumcondra is a residential bayside suburb of Geelong, Victoria, Australia. ... East Geelong is a residential suburb of Geelong, Victoria, Australia. ... Fyansford is a suburb of Geelong, Australia, named after Captain Foster Fyans who came to Geelong as a Police magistrate in October, 1837. ... Grovedale is a suburb of Geelong, Victoria, Australia. ... Hamlyn Heights is a residential suburb of Geelong, Victoria, Australia. ... Herne Hill is a residential suburb of Geelong, Victoria, Australia. ... Highton is a residential suburb of Geelong, Victoria, Australia. ... Lara is a semi-rural township in the state of Victoria in Australia. ... Leopold is a residential suburb of Geelong. ... Lovely Banks is a suburb of Geelong, Victoria, Australia. ... Manifold Heights is a residential suburb of Geelong. ... Moolap is a suburb of Geelong, Victoria, Australia. ... Mount Duneed is a suburb of Geelong, Victoria, Australia. ... Newcomb is a residential suburb of Geelong, Victoria, Australia. ... Newtown is a residential suburb of Geelong, Victoria, Australia. ... Norlane is a suburb of Geelong, Victoria, Australia. ... North Geelong is a suburb of Geelong in the Australian state of Victoria. ... An elephant seal similar to Henry. ... Queens Park is a residential suburb of Geelong, Victoria, Australia, located on the Barwon River. ... Rippleside is a suburb of Geelong, Victoria, Australia. ... South Geelong is a residential suburb of Geelong, Victoria, Australia. ... St Albans Park is a residential suburb of Geelong, Victoria, Australia. ... Wandana Heights is a residential suburb of Geelong, Victoria, Australia. ... Waurn Ponds is a suburb of Geelong, Victoria, Australia. ... West Geelong is a residential suburb of Geelong, Victoria, Australia. ... Whittington is a residential suburb of Geelong, located 4km south-east of the city centre. ... This is a list of the suburbs of Geelong, Victoria, Australia. ...

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