North Geelong, Victoria
| North Geelong Geelong, Victoria |
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| Population | 2,672 (2011 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2,396 | ||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Greater Geelong | ||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Lara | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Corio | ||||||||||||
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North Geelong is a suburb of Geelong in the Australian state of Victoria. The suburb was bypassed by traffic from Melbourne coming from the Princes Freeway by the creation of the Geelong Ring Road, which was complete in 2009. At the 2011 census, North Geelong had a population of 2,396.[1]
From 1860 to 1970 a gasworks was operated by the Geelong Gas Company on a site between Victoria Street and the Geelong railway line. The current Post Office opened in 1987. An earlier office dating from 1886 was replaced by Rippleside in 1986.[2]
Osborne House was built on the shores of Corio Bay in 1858 as a private residence, later being used by the Royal Australian Navy, local council officers, and is currently the home of the Geelong Maritime Museum.
The head office of Australian department store, Target, founded in Geelong in 1925 is located in Thompson Road, next door to the former Geelong Golf Club.
In 1998 hotel owner George Ramia erected a 15m-high polystyrene replica of the Great Sphinx of Giza atop his hotel.[3]
The suburb has an Australian rules football team competing in the Geelong & District Football League and a Croatian association football team North Geelong Warriors FC that are currently competing in the National Premier Leagues Victoria
Golfers will be able to play at the course of the Geelong Golf Club on Ballarat Road North when complete in the nearby future.[4]
Heritage listed sites[edit]
North Geelong contains a number of heritage listed sites, including:
- 13 Mackey Street, Federal Woollen Mills [5]
- 51 Swinburne Street, Osborne House [6]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "North Geelong (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
- ^ Premier Postal History, Post Office List, retrieved 2008-04-11
- ^ "Sphinx with the lot, but hold the pyramids". Geelong Advertiser. www.geelongadvertiser.com.au. Retrieved 2008-06-08.
- ^ Golf Select, Geelong, retrieved 2009-05-11
- ^ "Former Federal Woollen Mills (H1938)". Victorian Heritage Register. Heritage Victoria. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
- ^ "Osborne House (H1101)". Victorian Heritage Register. Heritage Victoria. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
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Coordinates: 38°06′29″S 144°20′35″E / 38.108°S 144.343°E
