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Lara is a semi-rural township in the state of Victoria in Australia. It lies north of Geelong. - - 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...
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The Electoral district of Lara is an seat in the Victorian Legislative Assembly. ...
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The Division of Corio is an Australian Electoral Division in Victoria. ...
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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. ...
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The housing is affordable and the lifestyle in rural surrounds.
History
 Landsat 7 imagery of the greater Geelong area. Lara is visible in the north. The explorers Hume and Hovell arrived at Lara on December 16, 1824, believing that they had reached Westernport Bay. They recorded that the Aboriginals described the bay as Jullong and land as Corago, suggesting origins for the names of Geelong and Corio. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (697x1024, 1506 KB) w:Geelong, Victoria and suburbs, including Lara in the north, Grovedale in the south-west and Moolap in the south-east. ...
Image File history File links Download high resolution version (697x1024, 1506 KB) w:Geelong, Victoria and suburbs, including Lara in the north, Grovedale in the south-west and Moolap in the south-east. ...
Landsat 7 is the latest satellite of the Landsat program. ...
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. ...
is the 350th day of the year (351st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
1824 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ...
Western Port looking west from French Island to the Mornington Peninsula Western Port (also known as Western Port Bay) is an inlet on the southern coast of Australia from Bass Strait and the Pacific Ocean, adjacent and to the east of Port Phillip on which is sited Melbourne, the capital...
Languages Several hundred Indigenous Australian languages (many extinct or nearly so), Australian English, Australian Aboriginal English, Torres Strait Creole, Kriol Religions Primarily Christian, with minorities of other religions including various forms of Traditional belief systems based around the Dreamtime Related ethnic groups see List of Indigenous Australian group names Indigenous...
This article is about the Victorian city; the name may also refer to City of Geelong or Geelong city centre. ...
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 originally named Kennedy's Creek but was also given several different names including Duck Ponds, Hovell's Creek, Cheddar, Swindon and Lara Lake. The area of Lara was no more than a few farms until the railway line and station were established. Several subdivisions were then announced. The population grew to a few hundred by 1890, and several facilities like schools and churches were built, but town water did not extend to the town until 1947. Year 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...
In January, 1969, 17 people were killed in bushfires which ravaged Lara over the summer period. Several scenes from the 1979 feature film Mad Max where shot on location around Lara. Also: 1969 (Stargate SG-1) episode. ...
Backburning in Townsville, Australia. ...
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Retail As of 2007:
2 x Pizza Shops
2 x Fish and Chip chops
and other take away
2 x Petrol Stations (one 24hours, 7 days)
1 x News Agencies
3 x Real estate Agencies
1 x Safeway
2 x Bank
1 x Post Office
1 x Pub/Hotel
1 x Sports Club (lots of types of sports)
1 x Lawn Bowl
Several eat in bakery/coffee/cake shops and much, much more
Education Lara offers education through its three primary schools; St. Anthony's Primary School, Lara Lake Primary School and Lara Primary School. The town also has the recently opened Lara Secondary College to accommodate for years 7 - VCE. The Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE] is the credential given to students who have completed Year 11 and Year 12 of their secondary schooling, in the state of Victoria, Australia. ...
Geography Lara is a residential and rural town, 15km north-east of Geelong, inland from the Princes Freeway to Melbourne. Hovells Creek runs through Lara and ends at Limeburners Bay, a small inlet of Corio Bay. Granite peaks known as the You Yangs rise dramatically to a height of 352m and can be seen from most areas of Geelong. The entrance of Limeburners Bay, with Geelong Grammar School in the foreground (1939). ...
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. ...
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Industry In the Lara outskirts are industry parks and several prisons, the maximum security HM Prison Barwon, opened in January, 1990, the medium security Marngoneet Correctional Centre, opened 3 March, 2006, and the former Pirra Girls' Home, a female juvenile detention centre closed during the 1960's. Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 423 pixelsFull resolution (1024 × 542 pixel, file size: 114 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. ...
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Princes Freeway M1 links Melbourne to Geelong on the west and Traralgon on the east. ...
HM Prison Barwon is a maximum security Australian prison located on Bacchus Marsh Road, 6 km from the township of Lara, (near Geelong), Victoria, Australia. ...
Marngoneet Correctional Centre is a medium security Australian prison currently under construction in Lara, Victoria, Australia. ...
is the 62nd day of the year (63rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Pirra Girls’ Home was an Australian juvenile detention centre located in Lara, Victoria, Australia. ...
The township of Lara is also home to St. Laurence Park, which is set on 42 acres of parkland and houses 86 fully self-contained cottages and 22 flats for the elderly [1].
Ford Motor Company of Australia operates a proving grounds for Automotive testing and evaluation.
Transport Lara has regular V/Line passenger train services to Melbourne and Geelong to cater for the many residents who commute to work each day via the Lara railway station. Lara has become a popular place to live for those wishing to work in Melbourne and have ties to Geelong. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...
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Lara railway station is located in Lara, a suburb of Geelong, Victoria, Australia. ...
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This article is about the Australian city; the name may also refer to City of Melbourne or Melbourne city centre. ...
Lara railway station is located in Lara, a suburb of Geelong, Victoria, Australia. ...
Buses operate between Lara and the Geelong city centre [2]. Taxis are also available.
See also Avalon Airport (IATA: AVV, ICAO: YMAV) is an airport located in Avalon, Victoria, Australia. ...
Avalon Raceway is a motor racing track located in Lara, Victoria, Australia. ...
Serendip Sanctuary is a 227 ha protected area in Victoria, Australia, near the You Yangs and the town of Lara, some 22 km north of Geelong and 60 km south-west of Melbourne. ...
References - City of Greater Geelong, Lara
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is the 298th day of the year (299th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ...
Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ...
is the 274th day of the year (275th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
External links Coordinates: 38°01′16″S 144°24′36″E / -38.021, 144.410 Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...
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