The Geelong Waterfront is a tourist and recreation area on the north facing shores of

Corio Bay Corio Bay is one of numerous internal bays in the southwest corner of Australia's Port Phillip, and is the bay on which abuts the City of Geelong. The nearby suburb of Corio takes its name from Corio Bay. Etymology When Hamilton Hume and Willi ...

Geelong Geelong ( ) (Wathawurrung: ''Djilang''/''Djalang'') is a port city in the southeastern Australian state of Victoria, located at the eastern end of Corio Bay (the smaller western portion of Port Phillip Bay) and the left bank of Barwon River, ...

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. The area was once part of the

Port of Geelong The Port of Geelong is located on the shores of Corio Bay at Geelong, Victoria, Australia. The port is the sixth-largest in Australia by tonnage. Major commodities handled by the port include crude oil and petroleum products, export grain an ...

, falling into disuse before being redeveloped during the 1990s.

Attractions

* The Baywalk Bollards were created by local artist

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in the mid-1990s, with the timber painted sculptures reflecting local history and identities. Over 100 in number, they are installed right around the waterfront between

Rippleside Rippleside is a suburb of Geelong, Victoria, Australia. The suburb overlooks Corio Bay. At the , Rippleside had a population of 875. Rippleside adjoins Drumcondra, north of Geelong City on Corio Bay. The locality covers the suburban area bo ...

and Limeburners Point. *

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's Waterfront Campus and Costa Hall are located on the western side of the precinct. The campus accommodates around 1500 on-campus students studying programs in Architecture, Construction Management, Nursing and Occupational Therapy. * Yarra Street Pier is located at the end of Yarra Street and features a number of restaurants, as well as being the departure point for helicopter joyflights. The majority of the pier was destroyed by fire in 1988, but various proposals have been made for the rebuilding. *The Geelong Flyer operated b
Port Phillip Ferries
has daily public ferry departures from Geelong (Steampacket Pier) to Docklands in Melbourne. * Cunningham Pier offers 'The Pier' a social venue. * Steampacket Quay is located at the end of Moorabool Street and provided as sheltered location for

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s and other watercraft. * The Carousel Pavilion houses a c.1892 Armitage-Herschell steam-driven

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, c.1888

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and a part-original, part replica 1898

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in a modern glass and steel building. The carousel has been restored and consists of 36 horses and 2 chariots. The historic carousel still comprises 24 original horses and the rest were built again. It was originally built in

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and was then shipped to Australia in 1920s. * The Sheraton Four Points is a 4½ star hotel with water views developed in the early 2000s. * The

Royal Geelong Yacht Club The Royal Geelong Yacht Club is a yacht club founded in 1859 and based in Geelong, Victoria, Australia. The club received its royal patronage in 1924. The club is based on the shores of Corio Bay in central Geelong. The 223-berth Bay City Marin ...

was established in 1859, and is located on the shores of the bay. The adjacent Bay City Marina was constructed in the 1980s. * Eastern Beach is a popular swimming and recreation area close to the centre of Geelong.

References

City of Greater Geelong: The Waterfront Story

External links

Geelong Bollards - GeelongAustralia.com.auGeelong Carousel - GeelongAustralia.com.au

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taking off in front of Cunningham Pier Image:Buoys-waterfront-geelong.jpg, Former channel

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Attractions

See also

References

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