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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.
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.
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 .
2006 – Geelong population is 210,000 becoming the 12th largest city in Australia; 2007 – Geelong Football Club wins premiership by record margin of 119 points;
The Geelong Carousel is a fully-restored Victorian era carousel (or merry-go-round), that operates in a custom-built pavilion on the waterfront in Geelong, Victoria, Australia. It is owned and operated by the City of Greater Geelong .
South Geelong is one of the oldest suburbs in Geelong and it was the location of the first house ever built in Geelong. In a letter to His Excellency Charles Joseph Latrobe, Esq., Lieutenant-Governor of the Colony of Victoria, dated September 21, 1853, Mr. David Fisher writes: "In the latter end of the year 1836 I returned to Port Phillip for the purpose of formin
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 ...