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The Yarra Valley region, producer of high-quality wine and with rainforest scenery nearby. The Mornington Peninsula, with its wineries, beaches and the Arthus Seat lookout. The Surf Coast near Geelong, with its surf beaches and views of the Great Ocean Road (Voted the world's best road trip in 2003).
The Geelong V/Line rail service, to and from Geelong and Melbourne, was extended to the new Waurn Ponds railway station, situated in Sugargum Drive, in 2014. [20] The new station was named Grovedale in the planning stages, despite being physically located in Waurn Ponds, [ 21 ] but the official name of Waurn Ponds was announced in July 2014.
The Geelong Flyer operated by Port Phillip Ferries has daily public ferry departures from Geelong (Steampacket Pier) to Docklands in Melbourne. Cunningham Pier offers 'The Pier' a social venue. Steampacket Quay is located at the end of Moorabool Street and provided as sheltered location for ferries , seaplanes and other watercraft.
In the vicinity of Mount Rothwell, near Little River, a semi-circular Aboriginal stone arrangement now known as Wurdi Youang and believed to have been built by the local Wadawurrung people, was discovered and in 2011 described by an astrophysicist from the CSIRO as accurately indicating the setting sun during the solstices and equinox. Although ...
The name of the area is officially gazetted as Geelong. [ 4 ] The Geelong city centre is the oldest part of Geelong and includes many of the city's historic landmarks such as the Geelong City Hall , St. Mary of the Angels Basilica , the T & G Building , Johnstone Park , Geelong railway station , and the old Geelong Post Office .
The Barrabool Hills are a small region in south-Western Victoria, on the western outskirts of Geelong.The National Trust of Australia describes the hills as being a "distinctive upland ridge located to the west of Geelong, on the south side of the Barwon River", that "slope steeply on the northern side down to the Barwon River, and more gently southward to the coastal lowland."
Popular spots to begin include near Queens Park. Highton Reserve is the home of the Geelong Falcons training ground the complete in the AFL under 18 TAC League. Queens Park also contains a golf course called the Queens Park Public Golf Course [10] and hosts both the Geelong Amateur Football & Netball Club and the Newtown and Chilwell Cricket Club.
Armstrong Creek is a suburb of Geelong, Victoria, Australia. It was gazetted in February 2012 as part of the Armstrong Creek Growth Area, and was mostly farm land which had been part of Connewarre and Mount Duneed. [1] [2] [3] At the 2021 census, Armstrong Creek had a population of 11,247. [4]