Hamlyn Heights is a residential suburb of Geelong, Victoria

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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.
A small group of shops also exist in Fairlie St.

Education and Recreation

Hamlyn Heights has two primary schools, Herne Hill Primary School & Hamlyn Banks Primary School (created in the late 1990s by a merger between Hamlyn Heights Primary School and Lovely Banks Primary School) as well as the two campuses of Western Heights Secondary College.

Hamlyn Park is home to the Bell Park Sport and Recreation Club which has teams in the local football and netball associations.
It is also home to the Hamlyn Park Tennis Club, Geelong Ballroom Dance Club and the 1st Hamlyn Heights Scout Group.