Place Type
Population - City
Location
65.18kms SouthWest of Melbourne - Driving 76.7 km (1 hour 6 mins)
582.43kms NorthWest of Hobart - Driving 803 km (1 day 1 hour)
627.51kms SouthEast of Adelaide - Driving 705 km (7 hours 50 mins)
Address & Contact
57-67 Bellarine Hwy
Geelong VIC 3220
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Information
Geelong was established as the port for the wool industry of the Western District and later experienced a brief boom during the gold rush. The city then diversified into manufacturing with large wool mills, ropeworks and paper mills. The Ford Australia manufacturing plant operated in Geelong for 88 years but has now closed.