The City of Geelong was a Local Government Area located about 75 kilometres (47 mi) southwest of Melbourne

Melbourne

Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...

, the state capital of Victoria

Victoria (Australia)

Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....

, Australia

Australia

Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

. The city covered an area of 13.4 square kilometres (5.2 sq mi), and existed from 1849 until 1994.

History

Geelong was the second municipality in Victoria behind Melbourne. It was established under the Geelong Incorporation Act (NSW

New South Wales

New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...

) in October 1849, and proclaimed as a Town on 4 June 1858. On 8 December 1910, it was proclaimed a City.

On 18 May 1993, the City was abolished, and under the City of Greater Geelong Act 1993 merged into the City of Greater Geelong

City of Greater Geelong

The City of Greater Geelong is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia.It is located in the western part of the state, south-west of Melbourne. It has an area of 1,240 square kilometres. In 2006 it had a population of 191,000...

 with the Cities of Geelong West

City of Geelong West

The City of Geelong West was a Local Government Area located about west of the regional city of Geelong, Victoria, Australia. The city covered an area of , and existed from 1875 until 1994.-History:...

 and Newtown

City of Newtown

The City of Newtown was a Local Government Area located about west of the regional city of Geelong, Victoria, Australia. The city covered an area of , and existed from 1858 until 1994.-History:...

, the Rural City of Bellarine

Rural City of Bellarine

The Rural City of Bellarine was a Local Government Area located to the southeast of the regional city of Geelong, Victoria, Australia, and covered most of the Bellarine Peninsula. The shire covered an area of , and existed from 1853 until 1993.-History:...

, the Shire of Corio

Shire of Corio

The Shire of Corio was a Local Government Area located between Geelong and Werribee about southwest of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire, which included all of Geelong's northern suburbs, covered an area of , and existed from 1861 until 1993.-History:Corio was first...

, part of the City of South Barwon

City of South Barwon

The City of South Barwon was a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia, which contained some Geelong suburbs south of the Barwon River, and extending to Torquay in the south and Barwon Heads to the east...

 and parts of the Shires of Barrabool

Shire of Barrabool

The Shire of Barrabool was a Local Government Area located about southwest of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of , and existed from 1853 until 1994.-History:...

 and Bannockburn

Shire of Bannockburn

The Shire of Bannockburn was a Local Government Area located about west-southwest of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of , and existed from 1862 until 1994.-History:...

.

Wards

The City of Geelong was divided into five wards, each of which elected three councillors:

• Barwon Ward
• Bellarine Ward
• Fidge Ward
• Kardinia Ward
• Ormond Ward

Geography

The City consisted of two parts. The main section, which included Geelong City

Geelong city centre, Victoria

The Geelong city centre is a locality surrounded by suburban Geelong. It is the oldest part of Geelong and includes many of the city's important landmarks such as the Geelong Town Hall, St...

, Breakwater

Breakwater, Victoria

Breakwater is a residential and industrial suburb of Geelong, Victoria, Australia, located on the Barwon River, 4 km south-south-east of the Geelong central business district...

, East Geelong

East Geelong, Victoria

East Geelong is a residential suburb of Geelong, Victoria, Australia.The post office opened on 6 June 1921. An earlier Post Office dating from 1871 was later renamed Moolap West.The Geelong Botanical Gardens are located in East Geelong....

 and South Geelong

South Geelong, Victoria

South Geelong, also referred to as Geelong South, is a residential and industrial southern suburb of Geelong, Victoria, Australia. The suburb is adjacent to the Geelong central business district, with the Barwon River forming the suburb's southern border...

, was bounded by Corio Bay

Corio Bay

Corio Bay is one of numerous 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.-Name:...

 to the northeast, Barwon River

Barwon River (Victoria)

The Barwon River rises in the Otway Ranges of Victoria, Australia, runs through Winchelsea and the city of Geelong, where it is joined by the Moorabool River, and enters the sea at Barwon Heads after passing through Lake Connewarre on the Bellarine Peninsula...

 to the southeast, Boundary Road to the east and La Trobe Terrace to the west.

An additional section further to the north, between Victoria Street, Bell Parade and Thomson Road, included the suburb of Rippleside

Rippleside, Victoria

Rippleside is a suburb of Geelong, Victoria, Australia. The suburb overlooks Corio Bay.- History :Geelong's early settlers targeted the area which is now Rippleside because of its convenience close to the Melbourne-Geelong Road which runs vertically to Rippleside Park. By 1854 after Geelong...

 and part of Geelong North.

Population

Year	Population
1954	20,034
1958	20,680*
1961	18,019
1966	18,138
1971	17,836
1976	15,727
1981	14,471
1986	13,441
1991	13,036

* Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.