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City of Greater Geelong

Victoria, Australia

Australia Victoria Greater Geelong City
Location of the City of Greater Geelong in Victoria
Population: 210,875 [1]
Established: 1993
Area: 1247 km² (481.5 sq mi)
Mayor: Cr Darryn Lyons
Council Seat: Geelong
Region: Barwon South West
State District:
  • Bellarine
  • Geelong
  • Lara
  • South Barwon
Federal Division:
  • Corio
  • Corangamite
File:City of Greater Geelong Logo.jpg
Website: http://www.geelongcity.vic.gov.au/
LGAs around City of Greater Geelong:
Golden Plains Moorabool Wyndham
Golden Plains City of Greater Geelong Port Phillip Bay
Surf Coast Bass Strait Queenscliffe


The City of Greater Geelong is a local government area in the Barwon South West region of Victoria, Australia, located in the western part of the state. It covers an area of 1,247 square kilometres (481 sq mi) and, at the 2011 Census, had a population of 210,875.[1] It is primarily urban with the vast majority of its population living in the Greater Geelong urban area, while other significant settlements within the LGA include Anakie, Balliang, Barwon Heads, Batesford, Ceres, Clifton Springs, Drysdale, Lara, Ocean Grove, Portarlington and St Leonards. It was formed in 1993 from the amalgamation of the Rural City of Bellarine, Shire of Corio, City of Geelong, City of Geelong West, City of Newtown, City of South Barwon, and parts of Shire of Barrabool and Shire of Bannockburn.[2]

The City is governed and administered by the Greater Geelong City Council; its seat of local government and administrative centre is located at the council headquarters in Geelong, it also has service centres located in Drysdale, Ocean Grove and several other locations within Geelong. The City is named after the main urban settlement located in the centre-west of the LGA, that is Geelong, which is also the LGA's most populous urban centre with a population of 143,921.[3]

History of former municipalities[]

  • 1838 – Geelong (Aboriginal word for 'Ocean') region declared a town
  • 1849 – Geelong incorporated as a town
  • 1853 – Barrabool declared a road district
  • 1854 – Bellarine declared a road district
  • 1857 – South Barwon a separate district
  • 1858 – Newtown and Chilwell a borough
  • 1862 – Bannockburn a road district
  • 1863 – Queenscliff and Point Lonsdale separates from Bellarine to form the Borough of Queenscliffe
  • 1863 – South Barwon a borough
  • 1864 – Corio and Bannockburn made shires
  • 1865 – Bellarine a shire
  • 1872 – South Barwon a shire
  • 1875 – West Geelong a borough
  • 1910 – Geelong a city
  • 1915 – Meredith added to Bannockburn Shire
  • 1922 – West Geelong a town
  • 1924 – Newtown and Chilwell a town
  • 1929 – West Geelong a city
  • 1959 – Newtown and Chilwell a city
  • 1967 – Newtown discarded Chilwell from its title as a city
  • 1974 – South Barwon a city
  • 1993 – City of Greater Geelong formed

Sourced from Appendix V, A Journey to Destiny 1890–1990 – 100 Years of Cement Manufacturing at Fyansford by Australian Cement Limited .[4]

Council[]

Current composition[]

The council is composed of a directly elected Mayor, twelve wards and twelve councillors, with one councillor per ward elected to represent each ward, except the Mayor who represents the whole of the municipality.[5]

Ward Councillor Notes
Mayor   Darryn Lyons Directly elected 2013
Austin   John Irvine Elected 2012
Beangala   Jan Farrell
Brownbill   Michelle Heagney Elected 2012
Buckley   Andy Richards Elected 2008
Cheetham   Rod Macdonald
Corio   Kylie Fisher Elected 2008
Coryule   Lindsay Ellis Elected 2012
Cowie   Eddy Kontelj Elected 2010
Deakin   Ron Nelson Elected 2011
Kardinia   Bruce Harwood Elected 2001
Kildare   Stretch Kontelj Elected 1998
Windermere   Tony Ansett Elected 2012

Wards[]

Australia Victoria Greater Geelong City location map

City of Greater Geelong and urban areas including Geelong

Ward Named after
Austin Ward Elizabeth Austin, civic benefactor of homes and hospital
Beangala Ward the homeland of the Bengali clan of the Wathaurong people
Brownbill Ward Fanny Brownbill, first female member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly (1938–1946)
Buckley Ward William Buckley, an escaped convict from Sorrento who lived with the local Aboriginals
Cheetham Ward Richard Cheetham, (1836–1900) pioneer of salt harvesting industry in Victoria
Corio Ward an aboriginal name for the area. (Aboriginal word for 'land')
Coryule Ward the home of Anne Drysdale, a pioneer squatter in this area
Cowie Ward James Cowie, an early landowner
Deakin Ward Deakin University Alfred Deakin, second Prime Minister of Australia
Kardinia Ward Aboriginal name for sunrise and the home of Alexander Thomson, first elected Mayor of Geelong;
Kildare Ward an earlier name for the area of the ward
Windermere Ward home of the Fairbairn family, pioneers of the area

Former and current Mayors[]

  • Gerry Smith (1995–1998)
  • Ken Jarvis (1998–2000)
  • Michael Crutchfield (2000–2001)
  • Stretch Kontelj (2001–2002)
  • Barbara Abley (2002–2004)
  • Ed Coppe (2004)
  • Shane Dowling (2004–2005)
  • Peter McMullin (2005–2006)
  • Bruce Harwood (2006–2008)
  • John Mitchell (2008–2012)
  • Keith Fagg (2012–2013)[6]
  • Darryn Lyons (2013-present)[7]

Former and current Deputy Mayors[]

  • Tony Ansett (2003–2004)
  • John Mitchell (2007–2008)
  • Rod Macdonald (2008–2010)
  • Cameron Granger (2010–2012)
  • Stretch Kontelj (2012-2013)

Administration and governance[]

The council meets in the council chambers at the council headquarters in the Geelong Town Hall Offices, which is also the location of the council's administrative activities. It also provides customer services at both its administrative centre on Gheringhap St in Geelong, and its service centres in Belmont, Corio, Drysdale, Geelong West, Ocean Grove, Waurn Ponds and on Brougham St in Geelong.

Localities[]

Localities which encompass the City of Greater Geelong include:

  • Anakie
    (shared with Golden Plains)
  • Armstrong Creek
  • Avalon
  • Balliang
    (shared with Moorabool)
  • Barwon Heads
  • Batesford
    (shared with Golden Plains)
  • Bell Park
  • Bell Post Hill
  • Bellarine
  • Belmont
  • Breakwater
  • Breamlea
    (shared with Surf Coast)
  • Ceres
  • Charlemont
  • Clifton Springs

  • Connewarre
    (shared with Surf Coast)
  • Corio
  • Curlewis
  • Drumcondra
  • Drysdale
  • East Geelong
  • Fyansford
  • Geelong
  • Geelong West
  • Grovedale
  • Hamlyn Heights
  • Herne Hill
  • Highton
  • Indented Head
  • Lara

  • Leopold
  • Little River
    (shared with Wyndham)
  • Lovely Banks
  • Manifold Heights
  • Mannerim
  • Marcus Hill
  • Marshall
  • Moolap
  • Moorabool
  • Mount Duneed
    (shared with Surf Coast)
  • Newcomb
  • Newtown
  • Norlane
  • North Geelong
  • North Shore

  • Ocean Grove
  • Point Lonsdale
    (shared with Queenscliffe)
  • Point Wilson
  • Portarlington
  • Rippleside
  • South Geelong
  • St Albans Park
  • St Leonards
  • Staughton Vale
  • Swan Bay
  • Thomson
  • Wallington
  • Wandana Heights
  • Waurn Ponds
  • Whittington

Sister cities[]

Geelong has sister city relations with the following cities:[8]

  • East Timor Viqueque, East Timor
  • People's Republic of China Lianyungang, China
  • Japan Izumiotsu, Japan

See also[]

  • List of mayors of Geelong
  • List of Geelong suburbs
  • List of localities (Victoria)

References[]

  1. ^ a b Census QuickStats (2011). "Greater Geelong (C) – LGA22750". Government of Australia. http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/census_services/getproduct/census/2011/quickstat/LGA22750?opendocument&navpos=220. Retrieved 10 January 2014. 
  2. ^ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named Gazette
  3. ^ Census QuickStats (2011). "Geelong (UCL) – UCL203001". Government of Australia. http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/census_services/getproduct/census/2011/quickstat/UCL203001?opendocument&navpos=220. Retrieved 10 January 2014. 
  4. ^ John, McNeil (1990). A Journey to Destiny 1890–1990 – 100 Years of Cement Manufacturing at Fyansford by Australian Cement Limited. Australian Cement Limited. 
  5. ^ Local Government in Victoria. "Greater Geelong City Council". State Government of Victoria. http://www.dpcd.vic.gov.au/localgovernment/find-your-local-council/greater-geelong. Retrieved 10 January 2014. 
  6. ^ Paul, Margaret (16 August 2013). "Geelong Mayor Keith Fagg quits because of health problems". ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation). http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-08-16/geelong27s-first-directly-elected-mayor2c-keith-fagg2c-set-t/4891996. Retrieved 17 August 2013. 
  7. ^ Heritage, Stuart (26 November 2013). "Darryn Lyons: what reality TV has taught us about Geelong's new mayor". Guardian. http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/nov/26/darryn-lyons-what-reality-tv-has-taught-us-about-geelongs-new-mayor. Retrieved 6 December 2013. 
  8. ^ Sister Cities

External links[]

Coordinates: 38°09′00″S 144°21′00″E / -38.15, 144.35


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