Geelong West
Geelong West is a commercial and residential suburb of Geelong, Victoria, Australia.
Geelong West is a commercial and residential suburb of Geelong, Victoria, Australia. When Geelong was founded, the area was known as Kildare but its name was changed to Geelong West in 1875. The main street is Pakington Street. At the 2016 census, Geelong West had a population of 6,966.
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Worth seeing in and around Geelong West
10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Kardinia Park
Kardinia Park is a stadium located within Kardinia Park in the Victorian suburb of South Geelong. It is primarily used for Australian rules football as the home ground of the Geelong Football Club, which competes in the Australian Football League.
2.8 km · stadium in Geelong, Victoria, Australia · Wikipedia - 02St Mary of the Angels Basilica
The Basilica of Saint Mary of the Angels is a Roman Catholic basilica located in Yarra Street, Geelong, Victoria, Australia. Since the completion of the Gothic Revival bluestone building in 1937, St.
2.4 km · church in Victoria, Australia · Wikipedia - 03Eastern Beach
Eastern Beach is a popular swimming and recreation area in Geelong, Victoria, Australia, on the shores of Corio Bay. Built during the 1930s in the Art Deco style, a shark-proof sea bath is provided, as well as a children's swimming pool, kiosk, and dressing room pavilion.
2.6 km · beach and heritage-listed bathing complex in Geelong, Victoria, Australia · Wikipedia - 04Geelong Art Gallery
Geelong Gallery, formerly known as Geelong Art Gallery, is a major regional gallery in the city of Geelong in Victoria, Australia. The Gallery forms Geelong's Cultural Precinct, along with the adjacent Geelong Library and Heritage Centre, Geelong Arts Centre, and the Geelong Courthouse.
1.7 km · art gallery in Geelong, Australia · Wikipedia - 05Christ Church
The Christ Church is an Anglican church located in Geelong, Victoria, Australia. Designed by Edmund Blacket, the church is the oldest Anglican church in Victoria, in continuous use on its original site.
2.3 km · Anglican Church in Geelong, Victoria, Australia · Wikipedia - 06Gordon TAFE
The Gordon Institute of TAFE is the Technical and Further Education institute predominantly servicing the wider Geelong area in Victoria, Australia. The Gordon opened in 1887 and celebrated 130 years of providing education in 2017.
1.5 km · technical college in Victoria, Australia · Wikipedia - 07Balyang Sanctuary
Balyang Sanctuary is a public park in the suburb of Newtown, Geelong. Situated at 38.1642°S 144.3312°E / -38.1642; 144.3312 on the banks of the Barwon River, it is 20 acres in size and consists of open park lands, lakes, and wetlands.
3.8 km · park in Geelong, Australia · Wikipedia - 08Lewis Bandt Bridge
The Lewis Bandt Bridge is an Australian feature bridge over the Moorabool River, close to the southern end of Stage 2 of the Geelong Ring Road. Section 2 from the Midland Highway to the Hamilton Highway at Fyansford,, was officially opened on Sunday, 14 December 2008.
3.7 km · bridge in Australia · Wikipedia - 09Geelong Customs House
The Geelong Customs House is a bluestone and freestone classical style public building in Geelong, Victoria, built in 1855. It replaced a small timber prefabricated building of 1838, which was later relocated to the Geelong Botanic Gardens.
1.7 km · heritage-listed building in Geelong, Victoria, Australia · Wikipedia - 10National Wool Museum
The National Wool Museum is a museum based in Geelong, Victoria, Australia which tells the story of wool, fibre and textiles, alongside a range of contemporary exhibitions, public programs and special events. The museum opened in 1988 as part of the Australian Bicentennial Celebrations.
1.7 km · historical museum in Geelong, Australia · Wikipedia
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Getting to Geelong West
- Airports
- Melbourne Avalon (AVV), 15 km · Melbourne (MEL), 67 km
- Stations
- South Geelong, 2.9 km
- Melbourne → Geelong West65 km · quickest by road, 1h 34m · A$9–12
- Hobart (Cambridge) → Geelong West587 km · quickest by air, 6h 18m · A$180–280
- Adelaide → Geelong West625 km · quickest by air, 6h 36m · A$200–300
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No local-transport research exists yet for Geelong West
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Geelong West. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inThe Spirit of Tasmania is a large ro-ro ferry operating between Devonport in northern Tasmania and Geelong with at least one daily scheduled service.
- Get inSee Geelong#By ferry for detailed information.
- Get inThe Searoad Ferries is another company that operates a ferry route between the towns of Queenscliff on the Bellarine, and Sorrento on the Mornington Peninsula.
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