Delve into Lovely Banks
The district Lovely Banks of in Greater Geelong (Victoria) is a district located in Australia about 328 mi south-west of Canberra, the country's capital town.
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Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 22°C / 71 °F
Morning Temperature | 15°C / 60 °F |
Evening Temperature | 19°C / 65 °F |
Night Temperature | 15°C / 59 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 0% |
Air Humidity | 62% |
Air Pressure | 1014 hPa |
Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 6 km/h (4 mph) from West |
Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky |
General Conditions | Overcast clouds |
Tuesday, 26th of November 2024
27°C (80 °F)
17°C (63 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, clear sky.
Wednesday, 27th of November 2024
26°C (79 °F)
20°C (67 °F)
Heavy intensity rain, moderate breeze, broken clouds.
Thursday, 28th of November 2024
26°C (79 °F)
20°C (69 °F)
Heavy intensity rain, gentle breeze, broken clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
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Aberdeen Motor Inn
Comfort Inn Eastern Sands
Gatehouse on Ryrie
Comfort Inn Bay City
Videos from this area
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North Geelong House Fire
CFA firefighters tackle a house fire in North Geelong, Victoria, Australia. 19 February 2010. Filmed by Darren Apps, Digital Media Unit, CFA Public Affairs.
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Paul flying his Blade 400 RC Helicopter with Flycamone2 onboard near Geelong, Australia
Paul flying his Blade 400 RC Helicopter with Flycamone2 onboard near Geelong, Australia. Excuse the interference to the Flycamone video - it was vibration from the Helicopter. Paul is soon...
Railways in Australia; V/Line trains at Corio
It's very nearly dark o clock as an up Vlocity set rushes by and another load of commuters comes up the rise towards Geelong.
Railways in Australia; Rough Track
Watch the N class do the shake rattle and roll through the Shell Refinery crossovers at Corio as it powers up the rise with the Melbourne bound train from Warrnambool.
Trains in Australia ; GE Power; The Overland departing North Shore
A grubby NR68 powers The Overland away from North Shore station on the final leg of the journey from Adelaide to Melbourne.
Bombardier rail cars at night
A seven car Vlocity DMU set running the 8235 service to Marshall passing the refinery at Corio as the dark of night starts to take hold. Putting my Sony Z5P to the test in the dark.
Trains in Australia ; V/Line Sprinter DMU's
Three V/Line Sprinter DMU's on 8227 Melbourne-Marshall service at Corio.
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Corio, Victoria
Corio is a residential, industrial and one of the largest suburbs of Geelong, Victoria, Australia, located approximately 9 km north of the Geelong central business district. The area was formerly known as Cowie's Creek after James Cowie, an early land owner active in Local and State Government.
Lovely Banks, Victoria
Lovely Banks is a northern suburb of Geelong, Victoria, Australia. Once an agricultural and rural area, the suburb is quickly developing into a residential area adjoining the Geelong suburbs of Bell Park, Corio and Norlane. The origin of the name is thought to be descriptive of the area. The land to the west rises quite quickly from 30 to 100 metres above sea level. It provides an expansive view of Geelong and Corio Bay.
North Shore, Victoria
North Shore is an industrial and residential suburb of Geelong, Victoria, Australia. The suburb overlooks Corio Bay. A small residential area is east of the North Shore railway station with a few neighbourhood shops. The suburb is bounded by the Geelong to Melbourne railway line to the west, St Georges Road to the north, Corio Bay to the east, and Cowies Creek to the south.
Norlane, Victoria
Norlane is a northern suburb of Geelong, Victoria, Australia. Norlane is located approximately 7 km from the Geelong central business district and approximately 70 km from the state capital, Melbourne. Situated 1 km from the Port Phillip Bay, Corio Bay, North Shore Beach.
Bell Park, Victoria
Bell Park is a residential suburb of Geelong, Victoria, Australia. It is located 3 km north-west of the Geelong city centre and is bordered to the north by the Ballarat rail line, to the east by Thompson Road, to the south by the Midland Highway and to the west by Anakie Road.
North Geelong, Victoria
North Geelong is a suburb of Geelong in the Australian state of Victoria. The suburb will be bypassed by traffic from Melbourne coming from the Princes Freeway by the creation of the Geelong Ring Road, which was complete in 2009. 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.
Bell Post Hill, Victoria
Bell Post Hill is a residential suburb of Geelong, Victoria, Australia. The origin of the suburb's name is thought to be from a lookout or warning bell on a post situated on the hill overlooking Corio Bay. The first recorded use of this bell was 1837 during a conflict with the local Aborigines. The town has an Australian Rules football team competing in the Geelong & District Football League.
Hamlyn Heights, Victoria
Hamlyn Heights is a residential suburb of Geelong, Victoria, Australia. It located to the west of the city on hills that overlook Corio Bay. The suburb boundaries are Church St, Ballarat Rd, Moorabool River and two unmarked boundaries extending between Church St to Moorabool River and between Moorabool River and Ballarat Rd. Hamlyn Heights has two retail areas. A large shopping strip is located in Vines Rd. The Post Office opened here on 2 February 1959 it is known as Vines Road, Geelong.
North Geelong railway station
North Geelong is a railway station on the Geelong railway line in North Geelong, Victoria, Australia. It is 71 km from Southern Cross station. The North Geelong rail yards are located at the "up" end of the station.
North Shore railway station
North Shore railway station is a station on the Melbourne - Geelong railway line, and is located in North Shore, a suburb of Geelong, Victoria, Australia. There are two broad gauge passenger tracks at the station, and trains can travel in either direction on either line. In addition, the Western standard gauge line runs on the west side of the station.
Corio railway station
Corio railway station is located in Corio, a suburb of Geelong, Victoria, Australia. There are two broad gauge passenger tracks at this station, and trains can travel in either direction on either line. The Western standard gauge line runs immediately west of the station, and is used by interstate freight trains and The Overland passenger service to Adelaide, but no passenger platform has been provided.
Kardinia International College
Kardinia International College is an independent school located in Bell Post Hill, Geelong, Victoria, Australia. It is a single campus college, residing on the site of the former Morongo Girls' College.
Batesford, Victoria
Batesford, Victoria is a small township located approximately 10 kilometres west of Geelong and 67 kilometres south-west of the state capital, Melbourne. It is located on the banks of the Moorabool River and on the Midland Highway.
Chanel College (Geelong)
Chanel College was a Roman Catholic school for boys in Geelong, Victoria, Australia. Founded in 1958, it closed in 1999. The site was later purchased by the Geelong Baptist College.
Geelong Baptist College
Geelong Baptist College is a co-educational college located in Geelong, Victoria, Australia. It was founded in 2002, and provides education for students from years Prep to 12. Located in Lovely Banks, the school has a view over Corio Bay and the northern suburbs of Geelong. The current principal is Trudy Knol, who took over from Stuart Kerdell at the end of 2007. It currently has around 240 students.
Clonard College
Clonard College is a girls' secondary school located in Geelong West, Victoria, Australia. Founded and owned by the Brigidine Sisters in 1956, Clonard College draws its rich heritage from the traditions of Brigidine order. In 2010, Damian McKew was appointed Principal after spending four and a half years as Principal of Trinity College Colac. Clonard - as a school - came into existence (officially) in 1956.
Osborne House (Geelong)
Osborne House is a historic building built in 1858, located in North Geelong, Victoria, Australia.
Shire of Corio
The Shire of Corio was a local government area located between Geelong and Werribee about 60 kilometres southwest of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire, which included all of Geelong's northern suburbs, covered an area of 704.66 square kilometres, and existed from 1861 until 1993.
Moorabool railway station
Moorabool is a closed railway station on the Geelong–Ballarat railway line in the locality of Moorabool, Victoria, Australia. It was originally known as Steiglitz Road, and is located east of another heritage structure, the Moorabool Viaduct. The station is no longer served by passenger services, being passed by freight trains and The Overland.
Geelong Golf Club
The Geelong Golf Club is a defunct golf club founded in 1892 and was the oldest in the state of Victoria, Australia. It was located in the northern Geelong suburb of North Geelong and maintained a 18 hole course bounded by Ballarat Road and bisected by Thompson Road. The club ran into financial difficulties, $250,000 in 2001 and management of the club was taken over by PGA Links on 18 February 2002.
Morongo Girls' College
Morongo Girls' College was a Presbyterian school for girls, founded in 1920 on Bell Post Hill near Geelong, on the site of an original homestead (called Morongo). The founding Principal was Miss Gertrude Pratt BA, the second Principal was Miss Shaw BA (Qld)and Miss Dulcie Brookshaw was the third headmistress. The fourth and final headmistress was Mrs Judith Watt. Morongo provided a good solid education where women were encouraged to excel in all fields.
Cowies Creek
Cowies Creek is a creek in the northern suburbs of Geelong, Victoria, Australia. It flows from wetlands in Moorabool to Corio Quay, Corio Bay in Port Phillip. The mouth of Cowies Creek was excavated to become Corio Quay from 1909, with the creation of Lascelles Wharf to the north in later years.
Western Heights College
Western Heights College is a co-educational secondary school in Geelong, Australia. It currently has two campuses, Junior Years Campus (formerly Minerva campus) for years 7, 8 and 9 and Senior Years Campus (formerly Quamby Campus) for years 10, 11 and 12, located in the suburbs of Herne Hill, Hamlyn Heights respectively. The school was created from the merger of three existing secondary schools - Geelong West Technical School (Minerva Road) and Bell Park Technical School.
Geelong Arena
Geelong Arena is the home of former National Basketball League team the Geelong Supercats who now play in the South East Australian Basketball League. The arena has the majority of its 2,000 seating capacity on the broadcast side of the court with two smaller sections at each end plus two levels of corporate boxes on the opposite to the broadcast side.
Moorabool, Victoria
Moorabool is a bounded rural locality of the City of Greater Geelong local government area in Victoria, Australia.