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District of Geelong
Victoria - Australia

Geelong

Geelong is a port city located on Corio Bay and the Barwon River, in the state of Victoria, Australia, 75 kilometres south-west of the state capital, Melbourne. It is the second most populated city in Victoria and the fifth most populated non-capital city in Australia. The urban area runs from the plains of Lara in the north to the rolling hills of Waurn Ponds to the south, with the bay to the east and hills to the west, an area with an estimated population of 160,891 people.

Located at -38.15, 144.35 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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City of Greater Geelong

The City of Greater Geelong is a local government area in Victoria, Australia. It is located in the western part of the state, south-west of Melbourne. It has an area of 1,240 square kilometres. In 2011 it had a population of 210,000. The council chambers are located at the Civic Conference and Reception Centre, a part of the Geelong Town Hall in central Geelong.

Located at -38.15, 144.35 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Kardinia Park (stadium)

Kardinia Park (currently known as Simonds Stadium due to naming rights) is an Australian rules football stadium located in South Geelong, Victoria. The stadium is the home ground of the Geelong Football Club. It is nicknamed "The Cattery" by the club's supporters. Due to redevelopments, the current capacity is 21,973, making it the smallest regularly used home ground in the Australian Football League. At the completion of the redevelopments, the capacity of the stadium will be 33,500.

Located at -38.1581, 144.355 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Manifold Heights, Victoria

Manifold Heights is a residential suburb of Geelong. The Post Office opened on 25 March 1929, but has always been known as Manifold.

Located at -38.14, 144.33 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Newtown, Victoria

Newtown is an inner western suburb of Geelong, Victoria, Australia. It is a primarily residential area occupying one of the highest points of urban Geelong, has always been a desirable place of residence and it is the location of many of Geelong's oldest and most valuable properties.

Located at -38.15, 144.333 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Belmont, Victoria

Belmont is a southern suburb of Geelong, Victoria, Australia. The name means "beautiful hill". Belmont is geographically separated from the Geelong central business district by the Barwon River. The suburb is primarily residential, with some light industry along Barwon Heads Road. The suburb is part of the City of Greater Geelong local government area.

Located at -38.173, 144.341 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Herne Hill, Victoria

Herne Hill is a residential suburb of Geelong, Victoria, Australia.

Located at -38.1329, 144.331 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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South Geelong, Victoria

South Geelong, also referred to as Geelong South, is a residential and industrial southern suburb of Geelong, Victoria, Australia. The suburb is adjacent to the Geelong central business district, with the Barwon River forming the suburb's southern border. South Geelong is also the western end-point for the Bellarine Rail Trail, a 32 km walking and cycling track to Queenscliff.

Located at -38.15, 144.35 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Geelong railway station

Geelong railway station is served by the Geelong line, and is located in Railway Terrace, Geelong, Victoria, Australia. Geelong railway station is located opposite the Geelong Law Courts and also adjacent to the Gordon Institute of TAFE and the Geelong Police Station. All trains leaving the city of Geelong stop at the station. Geelong railway station is of historic and architectural significance to both Geelong and Victoria.

Located at -38.1439, 144.355 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Gordon Institute of TAFE

The Gordon Institute of TAFE is the TAFE institute servicing Geelong since 1888. It has 26,000 students studying on-campus, off-campus and in business or industry (2007). The Gordon has campuses in Geelong, Warrnambool, Victoria, Colac, Victoria, East Geelong, Victoria, Waurn Ponds, Victoria and Werribee, Victoria. It was named after General Charles George Gordon after his death at the Siege of Khartoum.

Located at -38.1465, 144.355 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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The Hermitage (Australia)

Geelong Church of England Girls' Grammar School, The Hermitage was founded in 1906. It was first proposed in a meeting between the Archbishop of Melbourne, Henry Lowther Clarke, and the Head Master of Geelong Church of England Grammar School, L.H. Lindon and opened with Sidney Austin as first Chairman Council and Elsie Morres as first Headmistress.

Located at -38.1494, 144.346 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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The Geelong College

The Geelong College is an independent and co-educational day and boarding school located in Newtown, an inner-western suburb of Geelong, Victoria, Australia. Established in 1861 by the Reverend Alexander James Campbell, a Presbyterian minister, the Geelong College was formerly a school of the Presbyterian Church of Australia and is now affiliated with the Uniting Church.

Located at -38.1514, 144.338 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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View of Geelong

Throughout this article, the $ symbol refers to the Australian dollar. View Of Geelong is an 1856 oil painting on canvas by Eugene von Guerard. The painting is currently owned by the City of Greater Geelong after being purchased from English composer Andrew Lloyd Webber for $3.8M. The purchase is the second highest ever for an Australian work of art, with the top being $5.3M paid by the National Gallery of Australia for a portrait of Captain James Cook by John Webber. http://www. heraldsun.

Located at -38.1473, 144.357 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Pakington Street

Pakington Street is a boutique shopping strip in Geelong, Victoria, Australia. Know lovingly as “Pako” to local residents, the strip stretches between the suburbs of Geelong West at its North end and Newtown to the South. The south end of Pakington Street is commonly referred to as the “Paris end”, due to its high density of high-end designer boutiques and exclusive restaurants, while the north end is home to a myriad of shops including retail, fashion, restaurants, pubs and local services.

Located at -38.1411, 144.348 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Pako Festa

Pako Festa is an annual festival held in Pakington Street, Geelong West each year around late February. The festival is held to promote cultural diversity and show appreciation for the artwork and fashion designed by citizens of the Geelong area. The first festival was held in 1983, and currently attracts the participation of around 30 cultural community groups, up to 60 community groups and a total attendance in excess of 100,000 people. It is the largest multicultural festival in Victoria.

Located at -38.1411, 144.348 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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City of Geelong

The City of Geelong was a local government area about 75 kilometres southwest of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The city covered an area of 13.4 square kilometres, and existed from 1849 until 1994.

Located at -38.15, 144.35 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Sacred Heart College, Geelong

Sacred Heart College is a Roman Catholic secondary school for girls, and is located in Retreat Road, Newtown, Geelong, Victoria in Australia. Established in 1860 by the Sisters of Mercy, the school quickly became recognised as a high class education establishment, with a liberal, comprehensive curriculum. Today the student population is approximately 1500. Sacred Heart's brother school is St Joseph's College nearby. It also has a sister school in Akita, Japan called Seirei.

Located at -38.1494, 144.339 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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St Joseph's College, Geelong

St. Joseph's College, sometimes referred to colloquially as Joeys or SJC, is a Roman Catholic Independent school for boys, and is located in the inner Geelong suburb of Newtown. It is run under the auspices of the Congregation of Christian Brothers and provides education from year 7-12, offering a broad range of curricular choices for its students in middle and senior schools including VCE, VET and VCAL. St Joseph's sister school is the nearby Sacred Heart College.

Located at -38.1506, 144.331 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Matthew Flinders Girls Secondary College

Matthew Flinders Girls' Secondary College is an all-girls State secondary school located in Geelong, Victoria, Australia. It provides education for students years 7-12.

Located at -38.15, 144.353 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Geelong Post Office building

The current Geelong Post Office opened in 1994 and is located on the corner of Gheringhap and Little Myers Streets. The original post office was located on the corner of Ryrie and Gheringhap Streets. The Geelong Telegraph Station was located next door.

Located at -38.1482, 144.357 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Johnstone Park

Johnstone Park is a landscaped garden in Geelong, Victoria, Australia. It is bounded by Railway Terrace, Gheringhap Street, Little Malop Street, Fenwick Street, and Mercer Street. The park is surrounded by civic buildings including the Geelong Town Hall, Geelong Art Gallery, Geelong Library, Geelong Law Courts, and the Geelong Railway Station. A war memorial and bandstand feature in the centre of the park.

Located at -38.147, 144.357 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Balyang Sanctuary

Balyang Sanctuary is a public park in the suburb of Newtown, Geelong. Situated at {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:38.1642|S|144.3312|E|region:AU-VIC_type:landmark|||| |primary |name= }} on the banks of the Barwon River, it is 20 acres in size and consists of open park lands, lakes, and wetlands. It was opened in 1973.

Located at -38.1642, 144.331 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Geelong Performing Arts Centre

The Geelong Performing Arts Centre is a performing arts, functions, and events venue located in Geelong, Victoria, Australia. The centre has two major theatres, a number of smaller performance spaces, and a bar, restaurant and cafe. It is located between Little Malop and Ryrie Streets in central Geelong.

Located at -38.1474, 144.357 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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City of Newtown

The City of Newtown was a local government area about 3 kilometres west of the regional city of Geelong, Victoria, Australia. The city covered an area of 6.22 square kilometres, and existed from 1858 until 1994.

Located at -38.15, 144.333 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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City of South Barwon

The City of South Barwon was a local government area in Victoria, Australia, which contained some Geelong suburbs south of the Barwon River, and extending to Torquay in the south and Barwon Heads to the east. The city covered an area of 165.4 square kilometres, and existed from 1863 until 1994.

Located at -38.1667, 144.333 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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