Bell Park is a residential suburb of
Geelong,
Victoria
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* Victoria, British Columbia, provincial capital of British Columbia, Canada
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,
Australia. It is located 3 km north-west of the Geelong city centre and is bordered to the north by Cowies Creek, to the east by Thompson Road, to the south by the
Midland Highway and to the west by Anakie Road.
At the 2016 Census, Bell Park had a population of 5,009.
History
Bell Park was named after the Bell Park homestead built by an early settler named John Bell. Part of Bell's homestead is preserved at the Grace McKellar Centre.
In the early 1950s, residential development of the area increased with migrants and refugees arriving from
Europe
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after
World War II
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. The Post Office opened on 1 July 1953.
There are two Ukrainian churches in Bell Park—one
Orthodox
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Religion
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and one
Catholic
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.
Facilities
As of 2022, there are three shopping strips in Bell Park.
The strip along Milton Street has a news agent, hairdresser, day spa, bottle shop, Dnister Ukrainian Credit Co-operative, post office, hardware store, butcher, barber, bakery and small supermarket.
The strip on Hughes Street has a greengrocer, barber, butcher, cafe/bakery, supermarket and pharmacy
The strip along Separation Street has two hairdressers, gym, day spa, news agent, butcher, two cake stores, supermarket, real estate agent, milk bar, chiropractor, Thai take-away, fish and chips store, pizza store, Croatian restaurant/club, Asian grocery store, bank, stationer, bottle store, pharmacy, doctor clinic, cafe, Chinese take-away, chicken and chips take-away.
Sport
The
Bell Park Football Club
Bell Park Sport & Recreation Club, nicknamed the ''Dragons'', is a sports club based in Bell Park, Victoria. The club's Australian rules football and netball teams currently play in the Geelong League. Bell Park home venue is the Bell Park Re ...
are an
Australian Rules football team competing in the
Geelong Football League
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.
Hume reserve has three soccer pitches and is home to the Corio Soccer Club.
Education
Bell Park is home to:
* North Geelong Secondary College
* Nelson Park School
* Bell Park North Primary School
* Holy Family Catholic Primary School.
Heritage listed sites 45 Ballarat Road Bell Park
References
External links
Bell Park - City of Greater Geelong
Suburbs of Geelong
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