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Geelong (/ dʒ ɪ ˈ l ɒ ŋ / jih-LONG) [4] [5] (Wathawurrung: Djilang/Djalang) [6] is a port city in Victoria, Australia, located at the eastern end of Corio Bay (the smaller western portion of Port Phillip Bay) and the left bank of Barwon River, about 75 km (47 mi) southwest of Melbourne.
The City of Geelong was a local government area about 75 kilometres (47 mi) southwest of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The city covered an area of 13.4 square kilometres (5.2 sq mi), and existed from 1849 until 1993.
The Geelong city centre is the urban centre and main commercial locality of the Geelong metropolitan area, also referred to as the Geelong CBD, Central Geelong, [2] the Central Activities Area, [3] or informally simply as "Town" by locals. The name of the area is officially gazetted as Geelong. [4]
The City of Greater Geelong is a local government area in the Barwon South West region of Victoria, Australia, located in the western part of the state.It covers an area of 1,248 square kilometres (482 sq mi) and, had a population of 271,057 as of the 2021 Australian census. [3]
Geelong is a port city of 200,067 people (2003 census) on Corio Bay, 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.
This is a list of the mayors of the City of Greater Geelong, a local government area, and the second largest city in Victoria, Australia.Before amalgamation in 1993 the central area of Geelong was covered by the City of Geelong, with the surrounding suburbs falling into the Shire of Barrabool, Shire of Bannockburn, Rural City of Bellarine, Shire of Corio, City of Geelong West, City of Newtown ...
The former Geelong Law Courts, in Myers Street, Geelong. 1910 – Geelong officially becomes a city; 1912 – Electric trams begin operation in Geelong; 1912 – First automatic telephone exchange in the Southern Hemisphere opens in Geelong; 1920 – Royal Australian Navy's submarine fleet based at Osborne House; 1925 – Geelong Football Club ...
The previous Greater Geelong City Council was elected in 2012, while Mayor Darryn Lyons was elected at a 2013 by-election.. The council was sacked by the Andrews Government in May 2016 after allegations of bullying, with administrators installed to manage city and council affairs as well as to remove cultural problems that led to the sacking.