Bell Post Hill is a residential suburb of
Geelong
Geelong ( ) (Wathawurrung language, Wathawurrung: ''Djilang''/''Djalang'') is a port city in Victoria, Australia, located at the eastern end of Corio Bay (the smaller western portion of Port Phillip Bay) and the left bank of Barwon River (Victo ...
,
Victoria
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,
Australia
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. At the
2016 census, Bell Post had a population of 4,919.
[
The origin of the suburb's name is thought to be from a lookout or warning bell on a post or forked tree situated on the hill overlooking ]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 Will ...
and the Moorabool river
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known as Morongo estate.
Schools in Bell Post Hill
* Kardinia International College
Kardinia International College is a private Kâ12 school located in Bell Post Hill, Geelong, Victoria, Australia. It is a triple campus college, residing on the site of the former Morongo Girls' College and has two other campuses, one in Love ...
(previously Morongo College)
* Covenant College
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(previously Geelong Christian School)
* Rollins Primary School
Heritage listed sites
Bell Post Hill contains a number of heritage listed sites, including:
* 205 Ballarat Road and 5-61 Anakie Road, Morongo
* Geelong-Ballarat railway line, Cowies Creek Rail Bridge No. 1
Sport
The suburb has an Australian Rules
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football team competing in the Geelong & District Football League
The Geelong & District Football Netball League (GDFNL) is an Australian rules football and netball league in Victoria (Australia), Victoria, being the oldest surviving competition in the region. It is one of three leagues in the Geelong area, t ...
.
Geelong Rangers FC play soccer
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at Myers Reserve and compete in the Victorian State League Division 2
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.
References
External links
Australian Places - Bell Post Hill
Rollins Primary School
Suburbs of Geelong
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