Discover North Shore
The district North Shore of in Greater Geelong (Victoria) is a district in Australia about 328 mi south-west of Canberra, the country's capital city.
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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
Rose Garden Motel
Discovery Parks – Geelong
BEST WESTERN GEELONG MOTOR
QUEST GEELONG
Barwon Valley Lodge
VUE APARTMENTS
Gatehouse on Ryrie
Parkside Motel Geelong
BW ADMIRALTY MOTOR
Gateway Hotel
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.
Commercial Relocations Geelong
http://www.beckleys.com.au At Beckleys Transport we offer a Commercial Relocations service. We understand the importance of getting the job done efficiently so your business can have very minimal...
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.
How NOT to set a spinnaker on Corio Bay
Ths is our "How Not To" video of setting a spinnaker for amateurs. Set on Corio bay on a 38 foot Farr. The names of the yacht, skipper and crew will remain nameless for obvious reasons. ...
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.
Trains in Australia ; V/Line Sprinter DMU's
Three V/Line Sprinter DMU's on 8227 Melbourne-Marshall service at Corio.
Railways in Australia; EMD's down under; V/Line N class
V/Line N461 leading 8221 up out of the dip in the North Shore- Corio section.
Seven ways to catch a baddy
This silent film shows seven humorous ways to catch a baddy in a cat and mouse chase. A Digital Futures Film and Cloverdale Community Centre Production ©2014.
Railways in Australia; EMD's down under; V/Line N class
V/Line N465 roars away from North Shore with 8242 up from South Geelong.
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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.
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.
Geelong West, Victoria
Geelong West is a commercial and residential suburb of Geelong, Victoria, Australia. When Geelong was founded, the area was known as Kildare but its name was changed to Geelong West in 1875. The main street is Pakington Street.
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.
Rippleside, Victoria
Rippleside is a suburb of Geelong, Victoria, Australia. The suburb overlooks Corio Bay.
Lightning (clipper)
Lightning was a clipper ship, one of the last really large clippers to be built in the USA. She was built by Donald McKay for James Baines of the Black Ball Line, Liverpool, for the Australia trade. It has been said that the Lightning was the most extreme example of a type of ship classified as an extreme clipper. Her builder was the famous Donald McKay of Boston, a follower of John Willis Griffiths and his principles of ship design.
Geelong Grammar School
Geelong Grammar School is an independent, Anglican, co-educational, boarding and day school. The school's main campus is located at Corio, on the northern outskirts of Geelong, Victoria, Australia, overlooking Corio Bay and Limeburners Bay. Established in 1855 under the auspices of the Church of England, Geelong Grammar School has a non-selective enrolment policy and currently caters for approximately 1,500 students from Pre-school to Year 12, including 800 boarders from Years 5 to 12.
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.
Limeburners Bay
Limeburners Bay, one of numerous bays in Port Phillip lies in the southwest and adjoins Corio Bay, which abuts Geelong, the second largest city in Victoria, Australia. The bay was named after lime kilns, located on the east side of Corio Bay, used to burn limestone for making cement. In the 1820s, explorers Hume and Hovell ended their journey in the area of Limeburners Bay before returning to Sydney. It is a tide-dominated estuary that runs off Hovells Creek.
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.
Pakington Street
Pakington Street is a boutique shopping strip in Geelong, Victoria, Australia. Know lovingly as “Pako” to local residents, the strip stretches between the suburbs of Geelong West at its North end and Newtown to the South. The south end of Pakington Street is commonly referred to as the “Paris end”, due to its high density of high-end designer boutiques and exclusive restaurants, while the north end is home to a myriad of shops including retail, fashion, restaurants, pubs and local services.
Pako Festa
Pako Festa is an annual festival held in Pakington Street, Geelong West each year around late February. The festival is held to promote cultural diversity and show appreciation for the artwork and fashion designed by citizens of the Geelong area. The first festival was held in 1983, and currently attracts the participation of around 30 cultural community groups, up to 60 community groups and a total attendance in excess of 100,000 people. It is the largest multicultural festival in Victoria.
Osborne House (Geelong)
Osborne House is a historic building built in 1858, located in North Geelong, Victoria, Australia.
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 and woodchips, alumina imports, and fertiliser. Major port industries include Alcoa's Point Henry smelter, AWB Limited's grain elevator, and Shell Australia's Corio oil refinery.
City of Geelong West
The City of Geelong West was a local government area about 5 kilometres west of the regional city of Geelong, Victoria, Australia. The city covered an area of 5.26 square kilometres, and existed from 1875 until 1994.
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.
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.
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.