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South Geelong

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City of Greater Geelong VIC, PO Box 104, South Geelong, VIC 3220
03 5272 5272

Description

South Geelong, also referred to as Geelong South, is a southern suburb of Geelong, Victoria, Australia.

South Geelong, also referred to as Geelong South,is a southern suburb of Geelong, Victoria, Australia. Its local government area is the City of Greater Geelong. At the 2016 Census, South Geelong had a population of 993.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 start point for the Bellarine Rail Trail, a 32 km walking and cycling track to Queenscliff.

Major industry in South Geelong includes the Godfrey Hirst Pty Ltd carpet manufacturers on Barwon Terrace currently (2009) owned by the McKendrick family.

The Post Office opened on 1 June 1921 as South Geelong and was renamed Geelong South in 1941.

History

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 Colonyof 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 forming the different stations afterwards occupied by the Derwent Co., and pitched my tent on the south side of Geelong, on the north bank of the Barwon River, near where a bridgewas afterwards built communicating with the Western District. Here I built the first home in Geelong worthy of the name; it is built of weatherboards of Van Diemen 1s Land timber, which house yet stands and is still an ornament to what is now called Barwon Terrace. In this house I had the honor of receiving His Excellency Sir Richard Bourke, who had come hither to spy out the nakedness of the land, and with his suite encamped on the banks of the Barwon next to my house. It is worthy of remark that on the night of Sir Richard Bourke's arrival the district was visited by an earthquake, the shock of which was felt all over the district. Such a phenomenon has never occurred since that time, but I was informed by a very old native, King Murradock, that such had been felt before, but it was 'long, long ago.' In the month of September (1837), having finished my home and got all things comfortable for the occupation of my family, I proceeded to Van Diemen's Land to bring them over, taking my passage by the James Watt, the first steam vessel that visited these shores. In the month of March following (1838) I returned with my family."

Heritage Listed Sites

South Geelong has a number of heritage listed sites, including:

South Geelong Primary School,

Austin Hall & Austin Terraces (13-23 Carr Street, 8-12 Mundy Street)

Rosebank, Latrobe Terrace,

4 Lonsdale Street,

16 Lonsdale Street,

22 Lonsdale Street,

24 Lonsdale Street,

26 Lonsdale Street,

50 Mundy Street,

247 Bellarine Street,

46 Verner Street,

487 Moorabool Street,

247 Bellarine Street,

256 – 259 Yarra Street,

12 Verner Street,

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Details

Type: Suburbs

Population: 101 - 1,000

Time zone: UTC +11:00

Area: 2.423 km2

Elevation: 11 to 50 metres

Town elevation: 15 m

Population number: 993

Local Government Area: City of Greater Geelong

Location

City of Greater Geelong VIC, PO Box 104, South Geelong, VIC 3220

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Attribution

This article contains content imported from the English Wikipedia article on South Geelong, Victoria